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Lump   /ləmp/   Listen
noun
Lump  n.  
1.
A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. " A lump of cheese." " This lump of clay."
2.
A mass or aggregation of things.
3.
(Firearms) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
In the lump,
In a lump, the whole together; in gross. "They may buy them in the lump."
Lump coal, coal in large lumps; the largest size brought from the mine.
Lump sum,
(a)
a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages.
(b)
a single sum paid once in satisfaction of a claim, as contrasted with the alternate choice of several payments over a period of time; sometimes allowed, e.g., as an alternative to periodical pension payments for a lifetime.


verb
Lump  v. i.  (past & past part. lumped; pres. part. lumping)  
1.
To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars. "The expenses ought to be lumped together."
2.
To take in the gross; to speak of collectively. "Not forgetting all others,... whom for brevity, but out of no resentment to you, I lump all together."
3.
To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he doesn't like it, he can lump it. (Low)





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"Lump" Quotes from Famous Books



... not left long alone. Five minutes after Jarvis Pasha went out of the room to "arrange things" according to Fenton's request, he sent me a man with whiskey and soda, and biscuits. I drank gladly, and ate rather than seem ungrateful. But there was a lump in my throat which would stick there, I knew, until those three were away from the House of the Crocodile. I was still crumbling biscuits when Jarvis Pasha ...
— It Happened in Egypt • C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson
... of which they have never heard the name. Mr. Anderson worked in his first books as if he were assembling documents on the eve of revolution. Village peace and stability have departed; ancient customs break or fade; the leaven of change stirs the lump. ...
— Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920) • Carl Van Doren
... treaty with Foxy. Didn't you hear Stalky say: 'That's what we'll do—an' if he don't like it he can lump it'? They'll use Foxy for a cram. Can't you see, you idiot? They're goin' up for Sandhurst or the Shop in less than a year. They'll learn their drill an' then they'll drop it like a shot. D'you suppose chaps with their amount of extra-tu are takin' up volunteerin' ...
— Stalky & Co. • Rudyard Kipling
... cannot agree to this, myself. If there were a prayer to confound parliament and its counsels, I should be very apt to join in it cordially; but I am not yet ready to throw aside king, queen, princes and princesses, all in a lump, on account of a few taxes, and ...
— Wyandotte • James Fenimore Cooper
... cook. I can recommend her recipe for the preparation of mushrooms: "Put a lump of butter in a chafing dish (or a saucepan) and a slice of Spanish onion and the mushrooms minus the stems; let them simmer until they are all deliciously tender and the juice has run from them—about twenty minutes should be enough—then add a cupful of cream and let this boil. As a last ...
— The Merry-Go-Round • Carl Van Vechten


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