■ noun informal a shapeless mass or lump, especially of soft food.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) add or serve out in large, shapeless quantities.
Origin
C16 (denoting a clump of grass or weeds in a field): perh. of Scand. origin.
■ noun informal a shapeless mass or lump, especially of soft food.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) add or serve out in large, shapeless quantities.
Origin
C16 (denoting a clump of grass or weeds in a field): perh. of Scand. origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004