clump

clump
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. cluster, bunch, patch, thicket, grove; lump. See assemblage, density.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A group]
Syn. cluster, bundle, knot, mass; see bunch 1 .
2. [A thump]
Syn. bump, tramp, stamp, thud; see noise 1 .
v.
Syn. thump, clomp, tramp; see bump 2 , walk 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. cluster aggregation, bunch, group, lump, mass, clod, thicket, bushes.
2. thump clomp, stomp, bump, bang, thud, *thunk.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. An irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size: chunk, clod, gob1, hunch, lump1, nugget, wad. Informal: hunk. See PART. 2. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, band2, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, cluster, clutch2, collection, group, knot, lot, party, set2. See GROUP. II verb 1. To move heavily: galumph, hulk, lumber, lump1, stump. See MOVE. 2. To make a dull sound by or as if by striking a surface with a heavy object: clomp, clunk, thud. See SOUNDS.

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  • Clump — Clump, v. t. To arrange in a clump or clumps; to cluster; to group. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Clump — Clump, v. i. To tread clumsily; to clamp. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • clump — index aggregate, assemblage, bulk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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