Similar words: clump · lumpy · plump · slump · bump · dump · hump · jump · lamp · limp
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lump

1. noun piece of hard substance2. noun piece of softer substance3. noun solid mass in liquid4. noun MED swelling from blow5. noun MED swelling from disease6. noun fool, oaf7. noun overweight person8. verb categorise together
phrases
1 noun piece of hard substancecnap masc1  c m ucnapán masc1  c m umeall masc1  c m uhe broke it into lumps bhris sé ina chnapáin éan asteroid is a lump of rock and ice is meall carraige agus oighir é astaróideacha lump of coal cnap guaila lump of sugar cnap siúcra, cnapán siúcra 2 noun piece of softer substancemeall masc1  c m udaba masc4  c m ucnap masc1  c m ucnapán masc1  c m ua lump of butter meall ime, cnapán imea lump of meat meall feola, daba feolaa big lump of steak daba mór stéige
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3 noun solid mass in liquidcnapán masc1  c m ucnap masc1  c m uthere are lumps in the gravy tá cnapáin sa súlach 4 noun MED swelling from blowcnap masc1  c m ucnapán masc1  c m uit left a large lump on his knee d'fhág sé cnapán mór ar a ghlúin 5 noun MED swelling from diseasecnap masc1  c m umeall masc1  c m uthe scan detected a lump d'aimsigh an scanadh meall 6 noun informal fool, oafleibide fem4  c m ugamal masc1  c m u 7 noun informal overweight personplobaire masc4  c m ubleitheach masc1  c m useibineach masc1 8 verb categorise together TRANSITIVEcuir verb  c m udon't lump us with them ná cuir muidne agus iadsan sa bhád céannathey were all lumped into one category cuireadh an t-iomlán acu in aon chatagóir amháin
phrases

a lump in your throat

(also

a lump in the throat

) I had a lump in my throat bhí tocht orm, bhí cnap i mo scornachit'd give you a lump in the throat chuirfeadh sé tocht ort

like a lump of lead

he fell like a lump of lead thit sé mar a bheadh mála prátaí ann, thit sé de phleist

to lump it

informalyou'll have to lump it beidh ort cur suas leislike it or lump it olc maith leat é

to take your lumps

(also

to get your lumps

) (especially US), informaldo chros a iompar