Definizione monolingua

lump

lump (third-person singular simple present lumps, present participle lumping, simple past and past participle lumped)

1. To treat as a single unit; to group together.

   People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.

lump (plural lumps)

1. Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.

   Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.

2. A group, set, or unit.

   The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.

3. A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.

   Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?

4. A dull or lazy person.

   Dont just sit there like a lump.

5. (informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.

   Hes taken his lumps over the years.

   • 1994, Robert J. McMahon, The cold war on the periphery: the United States, India, and Pakistan, page 323:

     Komer admitted that the United States would probably suffer ""short term lumps"" as a result of Johnsons brusque decision.

Definizione dizionario lump

	zolla
	group, set, or unit
	Massa compatta.
	A compact mass.

grumo

pezzo

	gnocco
	something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group

	zolletta
	group, set, or unit

massa

	cucchiaino
	group, set, or unit

	forfait
	group, set, or unit

	gonfiore
	something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group

ammaccatura

ammassare

ascesso

bernoccolo

blocco

bozza

brufolo

collina

cumulo

folla

mazza

nodo

palla

parte

pezzetto

protuberanza

tumore

Altri significati:

To treat as a single unit; to group together.

Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.

A group, set, or unit.