Meaning & Definition of Clump in English
English⟶
Clump
/kləmp/
noun
1. A grouping of a number of similar things
- "A bunch of trees"
- "A cluster of admirers"
synonym:
- bunch,
- clump,
- cluster,
- clustering
2. A compact mass
- "A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
synonym:
- ball,
- clod,
- glob,
- lump,
- clump,
- chunk
3. A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
synonym:
- thump,
- thumping,
- clump,
- clunk,
- thud
verb
1. Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
synonym:
- clop,
- clump,
- clunk,
- plunk
2. Come together as in a cluster or flock
- "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
synonym:
- cluster,
- constellate,
- flock,
- clump
3. Walk clumsily
synonym:
- clump,
- clomp
4. Gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- "She bunched her fingers into a fist"
synonym:
- bunch,
- bunch up,
- bundle,
- cluster,
- clump