Clump meaning

What does “clump” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“clump” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a grouping of a number of similar things.

clump

noun

  1. a grouping of a number of similar things

    “a bunch of trees”

    “a cluster of admirers”

  2. a compact mass

    “a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”

  3. a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

verb

  1. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

  2. come together as in a cluster or flock

    “The poets constellate in this town every summer”

  3. walk clumsily

    Synonymsclomp
  4. gather or cause to gather into a cluster

    “She bunched her fingers into a fist”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University