1
: a group of things clustered together
a clump of bushes
2
: a compact mass
3
: a heavy tramping sound
clumped; clumping; clumps
: to arrange in or cause to form clumps
Examples of clump in a Sentence
Noun
There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field.
I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.
Verb
The virus clumps the cells together.
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
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Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
Divide the clumps every few years in the spring to reposition crowns at the soil level.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Compared with standard catalysts that degrade or clump together through sintering at high temperatures, these multimetallic particles remained effective even after 12 hours at 900°C.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
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Noun
Flowers bloom late spring to early summer atop wiry, branched, nearly leafless stems rising to 24 inches tall above an 18-inch-tall clump of deep green leaves.
—Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
Divide the clumps every few years in the spring to reposition crowns at the soil level.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Verb
Finely ground powders like cinnamon, garlic powder, onion powder, or paprika are most likely to clump up, since their small particles readily absorb moisture.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Compared with standard catalysts that degrade or clump together through sintering at high temperatures, these multimetallic particles remained effective even after 12 hours at 900°C.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clump. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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Medical Definition
clump
1 of 2 noun
: a clustered mass of particles (as bacteria or blood cells) compare agglutination
clump
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to form clumps
: to arrange in or cause to form clumps
the serum clumps the bacteria
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