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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 | ||
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