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# lump

noun (lump, lumps); verb (lump together, lumps, lumped, lumping)

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

## Everyday

1. A lump is a small solid piece of something with no clear shape, like a lump of sugar, clay or coal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#m1)
2. A lump is a swelling on the body, like a bump after you hit your head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#m2)
3. A lump in your throat is a tight feeling when you want to cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#m3)
4. To lump things together is to put them in one group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths lumps are small pieces counted, like lumps of sugar in cups of tea: «lumps in each cup» is a group size, cups × lumps. In everyday life: lumps in porridge or gravy, a lump on the head after a fall (tell an adult). Phrases: «a lump sum», «a lump in my throat».

### Examples

- She puts 2 lumps of sugar in each cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x1)
- How many lumps for 5 cups? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x2)
- A lump of clay weighs 300 grams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x3)
- He split the lump into 4 equal parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x4)
- Stir the sauce so there are no lumps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x5)
- He got a lump on his head when he fell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x6)
- I had a lump in my throat at the end of the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x7)
- The potter shaped a lump of clay into a bowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x8)
- Don't lump all dogs together; each one is different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x9)
- I want another lump of sugar, then I’ll drink it.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lump/#x10)

### Note

Countable. Adjective: «lumpy» (full of lumps). A lump on the body that does not go away should be shown to a doctor. Maths: cups × lumps per cup. Trap: «a lump sum» is money paid all at once, not a piece.

## On Mova

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