noun
- a compact mass of matter, usually without a definite shape
- a swelling or bump on the body
- a cube or piece of sugar
verb
- to put together in a group without making distinctions
- to form into lumps or masses
Examples
- She found a lump of clay on the pottery wheel.
- The doctor examined the small lump on his neck.
- He added two lumps of sugar to his tea.
- Don’t lump all teenagers together as troublemakers.
- The sauce began to lump when it cooled.
- There was a hard lump of ice in the freezer.
- The teacher shouldn’t lump the advanced students with beginners.