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lump1

noun
  1. An irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size: chunk, clod, clump, gob 1, hunch, nugget, wad. Informal: hunk. See part
  2. An unevenness or elevation on a surface: bump, hump, knob, knot, nub, protuberance. See convex
  3. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example: bump, bunch, knot, swelling. See convex
  4. A large, ungainly, and dull-witted person: gawk, hulk, lout, oaf, ox. Informal: lummox. Slang: klutz, lug 1, meatball, meathead. See ability
  5. Informal. Something justly deserved. Used in plural: comeuppance, desert 2 (often used in plural), due, guerdon, recompense, reward, wage (often used in plural). Idioms: what is coming to one, what one has coming. See reward
verb
  1. To put into a disordered pile: bank 1, drift, heap, hill, mound, pile (up), stack. See order
  2. To move heavily: clump, galumph, hulk, lumber, stump. See move

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