transcription, транскрипция: [ lʌmp ]
( lumps, lumping, lumped)
1.
A lump of something is a solid piece of it.
The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
...a lump of wood...
They used to buy ten kilos of beef in one lump.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
2.
A lump on or in someone’s body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness.
I’ve got a lump on my shoulder...
Howard had to have cancer surgery for a lump in his chest.
N-COUNT
3.
A lump of sugar is a small cube of it.
‘No sugar,’ I said, and Jim asked for two lumps.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
see also sugar lump
4.
see also lump sum
5.
If you say that you have a lump in your throat , you mean that you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow or gratitude.
I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears...
PHRASE : Ns inflect , usu PHR after v