Lump
noun
A small piece or amount of something, especially if it is solid.
She found a lump of cheese in the fridge.
Often appears as...
- lump of sugar
- lump of coal
verb
To group together without order or distinction.
She lumped all the clothes together in one wash.
Often appears as...
- lump together
- lump under
noun
A swelling or abnormal growth, especially one that appears suddenly.
She was worried when she found a lump in her breast.
Often appears as...
- lump in throat
- lump on head
noun
An awkward or clumsy person.
He fell over like a clumsy lump.
Often appears as...
- lump of a person
- clumsy lump
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To accept or tolerate a unpleasant situation or person.
You just have to lump it and move on.
Often appears as...
- lump it
- like it or lump it
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A small piece or amount of something, especially if it is solid.
She found a lump of cheese in the fridge.
Often appears as...
- lump of sugar
- lump of coal
verb
To group together without order or distinction.
She lumped all the clothes together in one wash.
Often appears as...
- lump together
- lump under
noun
A swelling or abnormal growth, especially one that appears suddenly.
She was worried when she found a lump in her breast.
Often appears as...
- lump in throat
- lump on head
noun
An awkward or clumsy person.
He fell over like a clumsy lump.
Often appears as...
- lump of a person
- clumsy lump
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To accept or tolerate a unpleasant situation or person.
You just have to lump it and move on.
Often appears as...
- lump it
- like it or lump it
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Object
Usually refers to a solid, palpable piece you can hold.
He put a lump of ice in his drink.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Lump' doesn't imply something is bad, just that it's in a formless mass.
A lump of gold was found in the river.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Object
Usually refers to a solid, palpable piece you can hold.
He put a lump of ice in his drink.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Lump' doesn't imply something is bad, just that it's in a formless mass.
A lump of gold was found in the river.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Object
Usually refers to a solid, palpable piece you can hold.
He put a lump of ice in his drink.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Lump' doesn't imply something is bad, just that it's in a formless mass.
A lump of gold was found in the river.
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How you can use impostor...
And the national conversation over a period of a few months moved from the sort of theatrical lumps of coal in the parliament to discussing kind of which industrial-scale battery chemistry was the best for building large-scale renewable batteries. So I think that the important lesson is by that time in my life,
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How social media can...
and he said essentially I've considered the issue I understand where you're coming from but having considered it all I'm still going to vote the way I'm going to vote but I wanted to reach out to you and say I understand that you disagree with me and I'm going to take my lumps on this one this didn't please
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The design of the...
when the universe was at this point, now four times smaller, and so forth. And you start seeing these networks, this cosmic web of structure forming. And this is a simple one, because it doesn't have the ordinary matter and it just has the dark matter in it. And you see how the dark matter lumps up,
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How to fix a broken...
She found a lump in her breast. She went through many months of harsh chemotherapy and painful surgeries, and then just as she was ready to jump back into the dating world, she found a lump in her other breast and had to do it all over again. Kathy recovered, though,
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How does your immune...
A mosquito lands on your arm, injects its chemicals into your skin, and begins to feed. You wouldn’t even know it was there, if not for the red lump that appears, accompanied by a telltale itch. It’s a nuisance, but that bump is an important signal
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The Case for Radically...
the majority are going to pick the old bit. Why? Because we all know the new bit will be characterless and boring. So where did all the lumps and bumps on buildings go? The shadows, the textures, the three-dimensionality, the high points of light.
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The riddle of experience...
basically, it's between being happy in your life, and being happy about your life or happy with your life. And those are two very different concepts, and they're both lumped in the notion of happiness. And the third is the focusing illusion,
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Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
which is really characteristic and it's basically this fleshy lump which has lots of bacteria in it, which is able to illuminate and then that attracts in all their prey and they're able to eat it with their incredibly wide mouths.
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Predictions of tech's...
i've been an early advocate of all this kind of technology however you lump it you've heard some writers today who talked about how they embraced their typewriters and to death i actually was extremely eager to get
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Exorcism In India PIPE...
traveled many miles from all over northern India to seek his help I have four five lumps in my neck I get dizzy sometimes my eyes roll up my neck turned
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How you can use impostor...
And the national conversation over a period of a few months moved from the sort of theatrical lumps of coal in the parliament to discussing kind of which industrial-scale battery chemistry was the best for building large-scale renewable batteries. So I think that the important lesson is by that time in my life,
Video examples
How social media can...
and he said essentially I've considered the issue I understand where you're coming from but having considered it all I'm still going to vote the way I'm going to vote but I wanted to reach out to you and say I understand that you disagree with me and I'm going to take my lumps on this one this didn't please
Video examples
The design of the...
when the universe was at this point, now four times smaller, and so forth. And you start seeing these networks, this cosmic web of structure forming. And this is a simple one, because it doesn't have the ordinary matter and it just has the dark matter in it. And you see how the dark matter lumps up,
Video examples
How to fix a broken...
She found a lump in her breast. She went through many months of harsh chemotherapy and painful surgeries, and then just as she was ready to jump back into the dating world, she found a lump in her other breast and had to do it all over again. Kathy recovered, though,
Video examples
How does your immune...
A mosquito lands on your arm, injects its chemicals into your skin, and begins to feed. You wouldn’t even know it was there, if not for the red lump that appears, accompanied by a telltale itch. It’s a nuisance, but that bump is an important signal
Video examples
The Case for Radically...
the majority are going to pick the old bit. Why? Because we all know the new bit will be characterless and boring. So where did all the lumps and bumps on buildings go? The shadows, the textures, the three-dimensionality, the high points of light.
Video examples
The riddle of experience...
basically, it's between being happy in your life, and being happy about your life or happy with your life. And those are two very different concepts, and they're both lumped in the notion of happiness. And the third is the focusing illusion,
Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
which is really characteristic and it's basically this fleshy lump which has lots of bacteria in it, which is able to illuminate and then that attracts in all their prey and they're able to eat it with their incredibly wide mouths.
Video examples
Predictions of tech's...
i've been an early advocate of all this kind of technology however you lump it you've heard some writers today who talked about how they embraced their typewriters and to death i actually was extremely eager to get
Video examples
Exorcism In India PIPE...
traveled many miles from all over northern India to seek his help I have four five lumps in my neck I get dizzy sometimes my eyes roll up my neck turned
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
As performers grow older, I reckon there are two ways they can go. They can either be up there, playing more deeply from their guts than ever, or they can be phoning it in so crassly that it leaves a lump in your throat as you leave the venue at the end of the show.
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Richard Thaler
American Economist
It's hard to have any idea of how much money is enough to finance an appropriate lifestyle in retirement. But if a lump sum is translated into a monthly income, it's much easier to determine whether you have enough put away to afford to stop working.
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Weyes Blood
American Musician
Good singing is learning how to transmit learning musical information with your voice in a way that everybody can relate to. But as a woman you just get a lot of criticism because everyone sees you like a raw lump of clay that needs some help.
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Jerome Boateng
German Athlete
I think it's very important that you have a good relationship with the fans. You can't lump everyone together as a fan - there are different types of fans - but I think it's important to speak to them and get to know them.
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Sandra Cisneros
American Author
I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.
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Joe Satriani
American Musician
When I went into this, I knew that public life was going to be a very weird, fantastic and cruel sort of situation to be in. I think I'm ready for any lumps to come.
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Stacey Solomon
I don't have time to sit down and airbush my lumps and bumps. I don't want to either, because they're all a part of my life and what I've been through and who I am.
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Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
The doctor said, 'You have a lump on your breast'. Hearing those words was a reminder, a kick up the bum if you like, telling me that life is very unpredictable.
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Anohni
English Musician
We're all just waiting for our sugar lumps. That's how life has been structured for us.
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Gilbert Highet
Scottish Writer
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
As performers grow older, I reckon there are two ways they can go. They can either be up there, playing more deeply from their guts than ever, or they can be phoning it in so crassly that it leaves a lump in your throat as you leave the venue at the end of the show.
Quote examples
Richard Thaler
American Economist
It's hard to have any idea of how much money is enough to finance an appropriate lifestyle in retirement. But if a lump sum is translated into a monthly income, it's much easier to determine whether you have enough put away to afford to stop working.
Quote examples
Weyes Blood
American Musician
Good singing is learning how to transmit learning musical information with your voice in a way that everybody can relate to. But as a woman you just get a lot of criticism because everyone sees you like a raw lump of clay that needs some help.
Quote examples
Jerome Boateng
German Athlete
I think it's very important that you have a good relationship with the fans. You can't lump everyone together as a fan - there are different types of fans - but I think it's important to speak to them and get to know them.
Quote examples
Sandra Cisneros
American Author
I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.
Quote examples
Joe Satriani
American Musician
When I went into this, I knew that public life was going to be a very weird, fantastic and cruel sort of situation to be in. I think I'm ready for any lumps to come.
Quote examples
Stacey Solomon
I don't have time to sit down and airbush my lumps and bumps. I don't want to either, because they're all a part of my life and what I've been through and who I am.
Quote examples
Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
The doctor said, 'You have a lump on your breast'. Hearing those words was a reminder, a kick up the bum if you like, telling me that life is very unpredictable.
Quote examples
Anohni
English Musician
We're all just waiting for our sugar lumps. That's how life has been structured for us.
Quote examples
Gilbert Highet
Scottish Writer
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
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