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clump

 
Noun clump has 3 senses
  1. bunch, clump, cluster, clustering - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
    --1 is a kind of agglomeration
    --1 has particulars:
     knot; swad; tuft, tussock; Northern Cross; Omega Centauri; Pleiades
    Derived forms: verb clump2, verb clump4
  2. ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
    --2 is a kind of agglomeration
    --2 has particulars: clot, coagulum; gob; clew
  3. thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
    --3 is a kind of sound
    Derived form: verb clump1
Verb clump has 4 senses
  1. clop, clump, clunk, plunk - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
    --1 is one way to sound, go
    Derived form: noun clump3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. cluster, constellate, flock, clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
    --2 is one way to meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
    Derived form: noun clump1
    Sample sentence:
    The crowds clump in the streets
  3. clump, clomp - walk clumsily
    --3 is one way to walk
    Sample sentences:
    The crowds clump in the streets
    The streets clump with crowds
  4. bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump - gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk"
    --4 is one way to form
    Derived form: noun clump1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
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