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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt
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as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue
advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps
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as in defeat
failure to win a contest
you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride
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as in idiot
a stupid person
gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married
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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump
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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant
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Recent Examples of lump
Law Murray, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
But what are those strange circular lumps in Delores’ jogging bottoms?
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Potatoes Protein content: around four grams per medium-size potato (baked)
While the potato is often lumped in with starchy foods like rice, bread, pasta, and cereal, it’s—surprise!—actually classified as a vegetable.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
Under the wages provision in the new contract, a firefighter who has been on the force for five years, earning $57,900, would get a 5 percent lump sum payment of $2,895.
—Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 24 Jan. 2020
See all Example Sentences for lump 
Noun
But as long as their young players see the floor consistently and take their lumps, the long intentional rebuild in Washington might bear fruit, especially defensively.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
But what are those strange circular lumps in Delores’ jogging bottoms?
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
The French federation’s Morand emphasized the importance of the small- to medium-sized creative fashion houses that are being lumped in with behemoth international brands.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Potatoes Protein content: around four grams per medium-size potato (baked)
While the potato is often lumped in with starchy foods like rice, bread, pasta, and cereal, it’s—surprise!—actually classified as a vegetable.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
States under the total lump sum block-grant model would be required to keep health service spending at a level of at least 80% of the target.
—Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
Under the wages provision in the new contract, a firefighter who has been on the force for five years, earning $57,900, would get a 5 percent lump sum payment of $2,895.
—Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 24 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump
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Before the never-bored world of smartphones, that made up a big chunk of my time in N.Y.C. — Frank Vigorito Torres WINTER’S TALE, by Mark Helprin.—
Juliana Barbassa,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Japan — where auto exports make up the largest chunk of outbound shipments and the US is the largest market — has already raised the issue with the White House.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There wasn’t that much pain, and the swelling was minor.—
Hailey Salvian,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ice: Apply ice for the first 48 hours for 10–20 minutes at a time to reduce swelling and pain.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The imaging can show how thick the endometrium (lining of the uterus) is and whether there are cysts, uterine or ovarian tumors, or anything else of concern.—
Sarah Bence,
Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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Female firefighters were 254% times more likely to develop brain tumors and have a high risk of thyroid cancer and melanoma.—
Uma Raja,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Saturday’s 68-63 loss at Colorado State was particularly agonizing because of the manner of defeat, leading 50-47 with 14 minutes left, then scoring only one basket (and going 1 of 8 from the line) over the next 11 minutes.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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Their only Lombardi Trophy came in 2018 on the back of an extraordinary playoff upset run led by backup quarterback Nick Foles, culminating in his defeat of Tom Brady's New England Patriots.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The hulk of metal moved silently through space, high above the blue Earth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Having boy hulk Matthew Knies at the net front, to retrieve pucks and be a pain for the defence, is one positive step that’s been working.—
James Mirtle,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The batteries in the devices can last about two weeks but the memory chip inside the tracker, collecting data about 40 times per second, fills up after about eight days.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The critical darling — which collected $600,000 in previews, is tracking to open in the $15 million to $17 million range domestically.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Smaller breeds take the field in the first quarter, and the lineup shuffles to play the larger breeds in the fourth quarter.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Just one row above the workers, a group of tourists shuffled along and looked askance at the repair work.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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While the total number of positions eliminated remains unclear as of Sunday afternoon, the firings appeared to focus on employees in the agency's centers for food, medical devices and tobacco products.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The total tab of nearly $23 billion was more than double initial projections.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Lump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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