— clumpy, clumpish, clumplike , adj.
/klump/ , n.
1. a small, close group or cluster, esp. of trees or other plants.
2. a lump or mass
3. a heavy, thumping step, sound, etc.
4. Immunol. a cluster of agglutinated bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
5. a thick extra sole on a shoe.
v.i.
6. Also, clomp . to walk heavily and clumsily.
7. Immunol. to gather or be gathered into clumps; agglutinate.
v.t.
8. to gather or form into a clump; mass.
[ 1580-90; akin to D klompe lump, mass, OE clympre lump of metal ]