clump
A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or massA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
» A clump of cells isn't a baby.
Ein Zellklumpen ist kein Baby.
Meaning
6 sensesA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
Klumpen
глыбаglyba, комkom
a compact mass
(collective)A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
Büschel
клокklok, зарослиzarosli
(collective)A small group of trees or other plants growing together.
A dull thud.
Plumps
The compressed clay of coal strata.
(historical)A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
Examples
9 sentencesA clump of cells isn't a baby.
deEin Zellklumpen ist kein Baby.
There are clumps of daisies here and there.
deHie und da finden sich büschelweise Gänseblümchen.
At the top, there was a clump of trees.
deAuf dem Gipfel stand eine Gruppe von Bäumen.
There are measures you can take to mitigate clumping.
Benedito raised an eyebrow as his billy goat sniffed curiously at a clump of rocks.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clompe, from Old English clymppe, a variant of clympre (“a lump or masFrom Middle English clompe, from Old English clymppe, a variant of clympre (“a lump or mass of metal”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ- (“lump, clamp”).
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