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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt
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as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue
advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps
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as in defeat
failure to win a contest
you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride
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as in idiot
a stupid person
gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married
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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump
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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant
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Recent Examples of lump
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
Knowing auto engineers that probably means lots of swearing and finally using a crowbar and lump hammer to make the thing fit.
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New Atlas,
15 June 2026
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
There were some who diminished the novels, lumping them with the frothy stories of such bestselling contemporaries as Danielle Steel or Judith Krantz.
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Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner,
Cincinnati.com,
4 Feb. 2020
States under the total lump sum block-grant model would be required to keep health service spending at a level of at least 80% of the target.
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Stephanie Armour,
WSJ,
30 Jan. 2020
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Noun
Both companies offer athletes discounted, lump-sum payments in exchange for the right to collect their future settlement distributions.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
Knowing auto engineers that probably means lots of swearing and finally using a crowbar and lump hammer to make the thing fit.
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New Atlas,
15 June 2026
Verb
And when lumped in with the overall textile stream, global recycling for footwear remains below 1 percent.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
There were some who diminished the novels, lumping them with the frothy stories of such bestselling contemporaries as Danielle Steel or Judith Krantz.
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Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
This means making sure you get paid for all your unused vacation time or PTO, and, if applicable, understanding the options for your company stock and pension (for example, single life, lump sum, or joint with survivor).
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Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner,
Cincinnati.com,
4 Feb. 2020
States under the total lump sum block-grant model would be required to keep health service spending at a level of at least 80% of the target.
—
Stephanie Armour,
WSJ,
30 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump
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Some politicians endorsed it as a move to stop corporate landlords from being able to outbid families, and buying up large chunks of local housing markets with cash offers.
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Foreman had infamously had chunks of his body cut and carved out before he was killed.
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Eventually, the swelling went down.
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The swelling is a reoccurrence of the original injury suffered by Abel in mid-April.
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In cats, the gene was frequently altered in mammary tumors.
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Negodiuk started searching online for volunteers who could help them and found one who agreed to transport the tumor to Germany and another to Italy.
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A little more than an hour before his post-match press conference in the bowels of SoFi Stadium, Pochettino watched his USA team give up a last-second goal to Turkey that ensured a 3-2 defeat in this final match of the group stage.
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News of Custer's defeat stunned Americans, who were celebrating their country's centennial.
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
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The hulk has made it to the Seaport once — in September 2024 when it was towed to Pier 17 for a Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week event.
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But Lobo isn't some mindless arrogant hulk out to impose his indomitable will.
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Elliott said that municipalities could issue bonds to cover the cost of the purchase and then pay those debts back over time at lower interest rates through the revenues collected from customers.
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Some police jurisdictions send officers to physically collect weapons.
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The company has since shuffled several leaders, including naming a new human resources chief and the company’s first chief digital officer.
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The assistant shuffled to one side and the scene reset.
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“Lump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lump. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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