clump

/klʌmp/
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clump

A gardener plants a clump of daffodils in the flower bed.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A heavy, dull sound: A low, thudding noise, often produced by the impact of heavy objects.
    • A compact mass or cluster: A small, dense group of things or a lump of a soft substance.
    • A group of plants: A small, dense group of trees, shrubs, or other plants growing together.

  2. Verb:

    • To form into a cluster: To gather or cause things to gather into a tight group or mass.
    • To walk heavily and clumsily: To walk with a slow, heavy, and often noisy step.
    • To come together: To assemble or gather in a group.
    • To make a heavy, dull sound: To move with or produce a thudding noise.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • We heard the clump of boots on the wooden stairs. (This uses "clump" to describe the sound.)
    • She dug up a clump of earth with her trowel. (This uses "clump" to describe a compact mass.)
    • A small clump of birch trees grew by the stream. (This uses "clump" to describe a group of plants.)

  • Verb:

    • The children clumped the modeling clay together. (This uses "clump" to mean forming into a mass.)
    • He clumped around the kitchen in his heavy work boots. (This uses "clump" to mean walking heavily.)
    • The sheep began to clump together for warmth. (This uses "clump" to mean coming together.)
    • The horse's hooves clumped on the bridge. (This uses "clump" to mean making a heavy sound.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to clump up": to gather or stick together in a mass.
    • The flour clumped up because it got damp.
Variants and Related Words
  • Clumpy (adj): Tending to form clumps; heavy or clumsy in form or movement.
    • The soil was wet and clumpy.
Synonyms
  • Noun (sound): Thud, thump, clunk.
  • Noun (mass): Lump, chunk, cluster, bunch.
  • Verb (gather): Cluster, bunch, aggregate, conglomerate.
  • Verb (walk): Stomp, tramp, lumber, plod.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Clump together: To gather or form a tight group.
    • The particles will clump together if you don't stir the mixture.
clump

A gardener plants a clump of daffodils in the flower bed.

Noun
  1. a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
  2. a compact mass
    • a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
  3. a grouping of a number of similar things
    • a bunch of trees
    • a cluster of admirers
Verb
  1. gather or cause to gather into a cluster
    • She bunched her fingers into a fist
  2. walk clumsily
  3. come together as in a cluster or flock
    • The poets constellate in this town every summer
  4. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

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