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# clump

noun (a clump, clumps); verb (clump, clumps, clumped, clumping)

«clump» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A clump is a small group of plants or trees growing close together: «a clump of daisies». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#m1)
2. A clump is a lump or mass of something stuck together: «a clump of hair», «clumps of mud». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#m2)
3. To clump, or clump together, means to stick together in lumps or gather in a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#m3)
4. To clump means to walk with slow, heavy, noisy steps: «He clumped up the stairs in his boots». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science and nature lessons, plants like grasses and bulbs grow in clumps; in cooking, flour can clump if you don't stir. In stories, «clumping» footsteps tell you someone heavy or tired is walking. Phrases: «a clump of trees», «clump together», «clumping footsteps».

### Examples

- A clump of bluebells grew under the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#x1)
- The cat left a clump of fur on the sofa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#x2)
- Stir the porridge so it doesn't clump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#x3)
- The children clumped together to keep warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#x4)
- We heard Dad clumping upstairs in his wellies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#x5)
- Clumps of mud fell off my football boots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#x6)
- The rabbits hid in a clump of long grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#x7)
- But not half-way, near a clump of trees, there was the Wolf! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: clumped. Similar sounding: «clomp» (also heavy walking) and «lump». «Clumpy» describes things that form lumps or heavy shoes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clump» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clump/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clump» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clump.html) on Mova free.