Lump

lump, n. a small shapele ma : a protuberance: swelling: the whole together: the gro .— v.t. to throw into a confused ma : to take in the gro .— ns. Lump′er , a labourer employed in the lading or unlading of ships: ( prov. ) a militiaman; Lump′fish , a clumsy sea-fish with a short, deep, and thick body and head, and a ridge on its back, also called Lump′sucker , from the power of its sucker.— adjs. Lump′ing , in a lump: heavy: bulky; Lump′ish , like a lump: heavy: gro : dull.— adv. Lump′ishly .— ns. Lump′ishne ; Lump′-sug′ar , loaf-sugar in small pieces.— adj. Lump′y , full of lumps.— In the lump , in gro . [Scand., Norw. lump , a block; Dut. lomp .]