clump: Meaning and Definition of

clump

Pronunciation: (klump), [key]
— n.
  1. a small, close group or cluster, esp. of trees or other plants.
  2. a lump or mass
  3. a heavy, thumping step, sound, etc.
  4. a cluster of agglutinated bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
  5. a thick extra sole on a shoe.
—v.i.
  1. to walk heavily and clumsily.
  2. to gather or be gathered into clumps; agglutinate.
—v.t.
  1. to gather or form into a clump; mass.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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