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Noun: clump  klúmp
  1. A grouping of a number of similar things
    "a clump of trees";
    - bunch, cluster, clustering
     
  2. A compact mass
    "a clump of mud caught him on the shoulder";
    - ball, clod, glob, lump, chunk
     
  3. A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
    - thump, thumping, clunk, thud, clonk
Verb: clump  klúmp
  1. Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
    - clop, clunk, plunk
     
  2. Come together as in a cluster or flock
    "The poets clump in this town every summer";
    - cluster, constellate, flock
     
  3. Walk clumsily
    - clomp
     
  4. Gather or cause to gather into a cluster
    "She clumped her fingers into a fist";
    - bunch, bundle, cluster

Derived forms: clumped, clumping, clumps

Type of: agglomeration, assemble, foregather, forgather, form, gather, go, meet, sound, walk

Encyclopedia: Clump