clump Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a grouping of a number of similar things
   clustering; cluster; bunch.
   
   • a bunch of trees
   • a cluster of admirers
2. noun a compact mass
   clod; ball; glob; lump; chunk.
   
   • a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
3. noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
   thud; clunk; thumping; thump.
   
4. verb make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
   clop; clunk; plunk.
   
5. verb come together as in a cluster or flock
   cluster; flock; constellate.
   
   • The poets constellate in this town every summer
6. verb walk clumsily
   clomp.
   
7. verb gather or cause to gather into a cluster
   cluster; bunch up; bundle; bunch.
   
   • She bunched her fingers into a fist

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