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clump n. [countable]

a small group or cluster, esp. of trees or plants.
a lump or mass:a clump of muddy fur.
a heavy, thumping sound, etc.:the clump of feet on the stairs.

[no object] Also, clomp. to walk heavily and clumsily:His heavy boots clumped on the stairs.
Immunologyto (cause to) be gathered into clumps;
to (cause to) form into a clump: [no object;
(~ + together)]The settlers clumped (together) into little villages.[~ + object (+ together)]The towns were clumped (together) in little pockets.

clump n.

a small, close group or cluster, esp. of trees or other plants.
a lump or mass
a heavy, thumping step, sound, etc.
Immunologya cluster of agglutinated bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
a thick extra sole on a shoe.

v.i.

Also, clomp. to walk heavily and clumsily.
Immunologyto gather or be gathered into clumps;
agglutinate.

v.t.

to gather or form into a clump;
mass.

akin to Dutch klompe lump, mass, Old English clympre lump of metal 1580–90

clump′y, clump′ish, clump′like′, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

clump /klʌmp/ n

a cluster, as of trees or plants
a dull heavy tread or any similar sound
an irregular mass
an inactive mass of microorganisms, esp a mass of bacteria produced as a result of agglutination
an extra sole on a shoe
slang a blow

(intransitive) to walk or tread heavily
to gather or be gathered into clumps, clusters, clots, etc
to cause (bacteria, blood cells, etc) to collect together or (of bacteria, etc) to collect together
(transitive) slang to punch (someone)

Etymology: Old English clympe; related to Middle Dutch klampe heap of hay, Middle Low German klampe clamp², Swedish klimp small lumpˈclumpy adj

'clump' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

agglutinate - bluff - bracken - clamp - clomp - club - hassock - moss - rookery - tuft - ABO system - coagulum - flocculent - hemagglutinate - island - lump - motte - pachysandra - tump - tussock - underwood

In Lists: Nabokov, Mat9e19's List 1, A-B-C, more...

Synonyms: cluster, bundle, knot, mass, bunch, more...

Collocations: a clump of [weeds, grass], [pull up, grab] a clump of [weeds], [brush out, remove] the (dog's) furry clumps, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "clump" in the title:

a clump of
cause bacteria and loose dirt to clump together
Clump together / stick to each other
Difference between stamp/stomp/clump/tramp
good for eyes, liver fire, <disperse clump>
I asked, and Dad fetched me a clump on my ear.

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