lump
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
Example
“Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.”
Other meanings
A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body.
“Lumps in the breasts are an indicator of breast cancer.”
A group, set, or unit.
“The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.”
Synonyms
- ball
- chunk
Related words
- Welsh lump
- ladylumps
- gluelump
- lumpability
- lumpatious
- lumpen
- lumpless
- lumplike
- lumpsome
- lunkhead
- lumpectomy
- lady lumps
Word history
From Middle English "lumpe".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lump” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.