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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LUMP, n.
1. A small mass of matter of no definite shape; as a lump of earth; a lump of butter; a lump of sugar.
2. A mass of things blended or thrown together without order or distinction; as copper, iron, gold, silver, lead, tin, promiscuously in one lump.
3. A cluster; as a lump of figs. 2 Kings 20.
In the lump, the whole together; in gross.
They may buy my papers in the lump.
LUMP, v.t.
1. To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars.
The expenses ought to be lumped.
2. To take in the gross.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk]
2: an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement [syn: swelling, puffiness, lump]
3: an awkward stupid person [syn: lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk]
4: a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal" [syn: hunk, lump] v
1: put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants" [syn: lump, chunk]
2: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side [syn: collocate, lump, chunk]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape 2. a. aggregate, totality <taken in the lump> b. majority 3. protuberance; especially an abnormal swelling 4. a person who is heavy and awkward; also one who is stupid or dull 5. plural a. beatings, bruises <had taken a lot of lumps growing up in the city> b. defeat, loss <can cheerfully take his lumps on losers, because the payout is big on the winners — Martin Mayer> II. verb Date: 1624 transitive verb 1. to group indiscriminately 2. to make into lumps; also to make lumps on or in 3. to move noisily and clumsily intransitive verb 1. to become formed into lumps 2. to move oneself noisily and clumsily III. adjective Date: circa 1700 not divided into parts ; entire <a lump sum> IV. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1791 to put up with <like it or lump it>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a compact shapeless or unshapely mass. 2 sl. a quantity or heap. 3 a tumour, swelling, or bruise. 4 a heavy, dull, or ungainly person. 5 (prec. by the) Brit. casual workers in the building and other trades. --v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by together, with, in with, under, etc.) mass together or group indiscriminately. 2 tr. carry or throw carelessly (lumping crates round the yard). 3 intr. become lumpy. 4 intr. (usu. foll. by along) proceed heavily or awkwardly. 5 intr. (usu. foll. by down) sit down heavily. Phrases and idioms: in the lump taking things as a whole; in a general manner. lump in the throat a feeling of pressure there, caused by emotion. lump sugar sugar shaped into lumps or cubes. lump sum 1 a sum covering a number of items. 2 money paid down at once (opp. INSTALMENT). Derivatives: lumper n. (in sense 2 of v.). Etymology: ME, perh. of Scand. orig. 2. v.tr. colloq. endure or suffer (a situation) ungraciously. Phrases and idioms: like it or lump it put up with something whether one likes it or not. Etymology: imit.: cf. dump, grump, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lump Lump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Lumping.] 1. To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars. The expenses ought to be lumped together. --Ayliffe. 2. To take in the gross; to speak of collectively. Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity, but out of no resentment you, I lump all together. --Sterne. 3. To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he does n't like it, he can lump it. [Law]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lump Lump, n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. Lunch.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. `` A lump of cheese.'' --Piers Plowman. `` This lump of clay.'' --Shak. 2. A mass or aggregation of things. 3. (Firearms) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel. In the lump, In a lump, the whole together; in gross. They may buy them in the lump. --Addison. Lump coal, coal in large lumps; -- the largest size brought from the mine. Lump sum, a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(lumps, lumping, lumped) 1. A lump of something is a solid piece of it. The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape. ...a lump of wood... They used to buy ten kilos of beef in one lump. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. A lump on or in someone's body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness. I've got a lump on my shoulder... Howard had to have cancer surgery for a lump in his chest. N-COUNT 3. A lump of sugar is a small cube of it. 'No sugar,' I said, and Jim asked for two lumps. N-COUNT: oft N of n see also sugar lump 4. see also lump sum 5. If you say that you have a lump in your throat, you mean that you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow or gratitude. I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears... PHRASE: Ns inflect, usu PHR after v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Shapeless mass. 2. Bright, brilliant, clear. 3. Lucid, clear, perspicuous, luculent, plain. II. n. 1. Shapeless mass. 2. Whole, gross, aggregate. III. v. a. Throw into an aggregate, take in the gross.

Moby Thesaurus

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