clump meaning and definition

CLUMP noun

Definition of clump (noun)

1. a grouping of a number of similar things
   • "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
   • synonyms: bunch, cluster, clustering
2. a compact mass
   • "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
   • synonyms: ball, chunk, clod, glob, lump
3. a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
   • synonyms: clunk, thud, thump, thumping

CLUMP verb

Definition of clump (verb)

1. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
   • synonyms: clop, clunk, plunk
2. come together as in a cluster or flock
   • "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
   • synonyms: cluster, constellate, flock
3. walk clumsily
   • synonyms: clomp
4. gather or cause to gather into a cluster
   • "She bunched her fingers into a fist"
   • synonyms: bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster