English noun: clump | |||
1. | clump (group) a grouping of a number of similar things | ||
Samples | A bunch of trees. A cluster of admirers. | ||
Synonyms | bunch, cluster, clustering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agglomeration | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | knot, swad, tuft, tussock | ||
Instance hyponym | Northern Cross, Omega Centauri, Pleiades | ||
2. | clump (group) a compact mass | ||
Samples | A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder. | ||
Synonyms | ball, chunk, clod, glob, lump | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agglomeration | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clew, clot, coagulum, gob | ||
3. | clump (event) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) | ||
Synonyms | clunk, thud, thump, thumping | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
English verb: clump | |||
1. | clump (perception) make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground | ||
Synonyms | clop, clunk, plunk | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
2. | clump (motion) come together as in a cluster or flock | ||
Samples | The poets constellate in this town every summer. | ||
Examples | The crowds clump in the streets | ||
Synonyms | cluster, constellate, flock | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bunch, bunch together, bunch up, huddle, huddle together | ||
3. | clump (motion) walk clumsily | ||
Examples | The crowds clump in the streets, The streets clump with crowds | ||
Synonyms | clomp | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
4. | clump (contact) gather or cause to gather into a cluster | ||
Samples | She bunched her fingers into a fist. | ||
Synonyms | bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | agglomerate | ||