clump

Signification

Noun

1. A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
2. A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
3. A dull thud.
4. The compressed clay of coal strata.
5. A small group of trees or plants.
6. A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.

Verb

1. To form clusters or lumps.
2. To gather in dense groups.
3. To walk with heavy footfalls.
4. To strike; to beat.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/klʌmp/

Étymologie

From Middle English clompe, from Old English clymppe, a variant of clympre (“a lump or mass of metal”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ- (“lump, clamp”).
Alternatively, possibly from Middle Dutch clompe or Middle Low German klumpe (compare German Klumpen). Cognates include Danish klump (probably from Low German as well). Compare Norwegian Bokmål klump.