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noun (plural lumps) |
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1. solid chunk: a small irregularly shaped solid mass or piece
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2. tumor: a tumor or other swelling in the body
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3. sugar cube: a small cube of solid sugar
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4. large and clumsy person: somebody regarded as large and unintelligent or clumsy
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informal insult
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plural noun lumps |
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hardship: harsh, often undeserved, criticism, punishment, or hardship
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informal
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  You have to take your lumps like everyone else.
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verb (past and past participle lumped, present participle lump·ing, 3rd person present singular lumps) |
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1. transitive verb group things together carelessly: to consider people, ideas, or objects as a single group, often without good reason
All the students were lumped together as lazy.
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2. intransitive verb move heavily: to move in a heavy and clumsy manner
He lumped along.
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adjective |
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in lumps: in small cubes or lumps
lump sugar
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| [14th century. Origin ?] |
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take or get your lumps to get or endure difficult experiences, often undeserved, such as hardship, punishment, and physical blows (informal)
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