I. ˈləmp noun
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 14th century
1. : a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape
2.
a. : aggregate , totality
taken in the lump
b. : majority
3. : protuberance ; especially : an abnormal swelling
4. : a person who is heavy and awkward ; also : one who is stupid or dull
5. plural
a. : beatings, bruises
had taken a lot of lump s growing up in the city
b. : defeat , loss
can cheerfully take his lump s on losers, because the payout is big on the winners — Martin Mayer
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- lump in one's throat
II. verb
Date: 1624
transitive verb
1. : to group indiscriminately
2. : to make into lumps ; also : to make lumps on or in
3. : to move noisily and clumsily
intransitive verb
1. : to become formed into lumps
2. : to move oneself noisily and clumsily
III. adjective
Date: circa 1700
: not divided into parts : entire
a lump sum
IV. transitive verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1791
: to put up with
like it or lump it