1
: a group of things clustered together
a clump of bushes
2
: a compact mass
3
: a heavy tramping sound
clumped; clumping; clumps
: to arrange in or cause to form clumps
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Examples of clump in a Sentence
Noun
There is a clump of bushes at the edge of the field.
I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.
Verb
The virus clumps the cells together.
a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots
Recent Examples on the Web
Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2024
The brown patches are clumps of the dormant, non-dominate grass.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2024
Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Traditional pods, eco pods, and other powder detergents have clumped up and don’t dispense properly in our machine in the past.
—Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2024
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Noun
Wait 10 minutes and shake again until there are no clumps.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2024
The brown patches are clumps of the dormant, non-dominate grass.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2024
Verb
Its slightly oily texture would clump up if layered with too many different products, so consider scaling back your routine with this.
—Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Traditional pods, eco pods, and other powder detergents have clumped up and don’t dispense properly in our machine in the past.
—Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2024
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clump. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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Medical Definition
clump
1 of 2 noun
: a clustered mass of particles (as bacteria or blood cells) compare agglutination
clump
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to form clumps
: to arrange in or cause to form clumps
the serum clumps the bacteria
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