LUMP


Meaning of LUMP in English

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

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