lump
/lʌmp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
noun
A fat person.
noun
A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
Example Sentences
- "Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps."
- "a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese"
- "Lumps in the breasts are an indicator of breast cancer."
- "The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment."
- "Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?"
- "Don't just sit there like a lump."
Etymology
From Middle English lumpe, from a Germanic base akin to Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, go, hang loosely”). Compare Dutch lomp (“rag”), German Low German Lump (“rag”), German Lumpen (“rag”) and Lump (“ragamuffin”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: lumpe, -, *limpaną