[lump] n [ME] (14c) 1: a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape
2. a: aggregate, totality "taken in the ~" b: majority
3: protuberance; esp: an abnormal swelling
4: a person who is heavy and awkward; also: one who is stupid or dull
5. pl a: beatings, bruises "had taken a lot of ~s growing up in the city" b: defeat, loss "can cheerfully take his ~s on losers, because the payout is big on the winners --Martin Mayer" -- lump in one's throat : a constriction of the throat caused by emotion
[2]lump vt (1624) 1: to group indiscriminately
2: to make into lumps; also: to make lumps on or in
3: to move noisily and clumsily ~ vi 1: to become formed into lumps
2: to move oneself noisily and clumsily [3]lump adj (ca. 1700): not divided into parts: entire "~ sum" [4]lump vt [origin unknown] (1791): to put up with "like it or ~ it