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lump

释义

lump

noun countable

UK /lʌmp/

Word Forms

singular	lump
plural	lumps

1
a solid piece of something that does not have a regular shape
lump of:
a lump of metal/coal/concrete
a lump of cheese/butter/meat
Synonyms and related words
Indistinct shapes
mass
lump
blur
1. 1a
  a solid piece of sugar with a square shape
  Synonyms and related words
  Sweet food and desserts
  angelica
  apple pie
  banana split
2. 1b
  a solid piece in a substance that should be smooth or liquid
  Stir the sauce to get rid of any lumps.
  Synonyms and related words
  Words for amounts of specific substances
  billow
  block
  cloud
2
a small hard part on or under your skin that is caused by illness or injury
lump in:
Doctors found a lump in her breast.
lump on:
There was a lump on my head where the ball hit me.
Synonyms and related words
Internal growths and lumps
aneurysm
carbuncle
cyst
Synonyms and related words
Skin problems, swellings and injuries
abrasion
abscess
athlete’s foot
3
informalsomeone who is lazy or stupid
Synonyms and related words
Someone who is unintelligent, stupid or silly
fool
buffoon
clown
Synonyms and related words
People who are lazy or slow to act
layabout
slob
couch potato
1. 3a
  someone, especially a child, who is heavy
  Synonyms and related words
  Insulting words for fat people
  fatty
  lump
  tub

phrases

a lump in your throat

lump

noun countable

US /lʌmp/

Word Forms

singular	lump
plural	lumps

1
a solid piece of something that does not have a regular shape
lump of:
a lump of metal/coal/clay
a lump of cheese/butter/meat
Synonyms and related words
Indistinct shapes
mass
lump
blur
1. 1a
  a solid piece of sugar with a square shape
  Synonyms and related words
  Sweet food and desserts
  angelica
  apple pie
  banana split
2. 1b
  a solid piece in a substance that should be smooth or liquid
  Stir the sauce to get rid of any lumps.
  Synonyms and related words
  Words for amounts of specific substances
  billow
  block
  cloud
2
a small hard part on or under your skin that is caused by illness or injury
lump in:
Doctors found a lump in her breast.
lump on:
There was a lump on my head where the ball hit me.
Synonyms and related words
Internal growths and lumps
aneurysm
carbuncle
cyst
Synonyms and related words
Skin problems, swellings and injuries
abrasion
abscess
athlete’s foot
3
informalsomeone who is lazy or stupid
Synonyms and related words
Someone who is unintelligent, stupid or silly
fool
lump
clown
Synonyms and related words
People who are lazy or slow to act
layabout
slob
couch potato
1. 3a
  someone, especially a child, who is heavy
  Synonyms and related words
  Insulting words for fat people
  fatty
  lump
  tub

phrases

a lump in your throat

take your lumps

lump

verb transitive

UK /lʌmp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	lump
he/she/it	lumps
present participle	lumping
past tense	lumped
past participle	lumped

1
to put people or things into the same group, although they do not really belong together
They’re lumping together all of these children.
Synonyms and related words
To categorize things
sort
classify
characterize

phrases

lump it

lump

verb transitive

US /lʌmp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	lump
he/she/it	lumps
present participle	lumping
past tense	lumped
past participle	lumped

1
to put people or things into the same group, although they do not really belong together
They’re lumping together all of these children.
Synonyms and related words
To categorize things
sort
classify
characterize

phrases

lump it

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