clump

C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /klʌmp/ UK /klʌmp/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
a compact cluster or mass; to walk with a heavy tread

A clump of reeds grew at the pond's edge.

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1 noun · a compact cluster or mass;... cluster tuft bunch mass clot wad thicket lump

Opposites

scatter

Word family

Derived forms clumpyclumping

Etymology

From Middle English clompe 'lump, mass', probably from Middle Low German klumpe or Middle Dutch klompe 'clog, lump', from Proto-Germanic *klumpô.

*klumpô Proto-Germanic

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Verbs of Movement

# clump

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** klʌmp
**IPA (UK):** klʌmp

## Meanings
1. a compact cluster or mass; to walk with a heavy tread

## Examples
- A clump of reeds grew at the pond's edge.

## Synonyms
- cluster
- tuft
- bunch
- mass
- clot
- wad
- thicket
- lump

## Antonyms
- scatter

## Derived Forms
- clumpy
- clumping

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *klumpô

## Etymology
From Middle English clompe 'lump, mass', probably from Middle Low German klumpe or Middle Dutch klompe 'clog, lump', from Proto-Germanic *klumpô.

## AI Etymology
Clump is from Middle English clompe 'lump, mass', probably from Middle Low German klumpe or Middle Dutch klompe 'clog, lump', from Proto-Germanic *klumpô. Important recorded forms include *klumpô (Proto-Germanic). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers a compact cluster or mass; to walk with a heavy tread. The wider family includes derived forms such as clumpy and clumping.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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