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Meaning of lumps

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lumps

noun

Definitions

  1. Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.

    Example: Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.

  2. A group, set, or unit.

    Example: The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.

  3. A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.

    Example: Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?

  4. A dull or lazy person.

    Example: Don't just sit there like a lump.

noun

Definitions

  1. A beating or verbal abuse.

    Example: He's taken his lumps over the years.