tump

Meaning

Noun

A mound or hillock.

Verb

To form a mass of earth or a hillock around.

Verb

1. (Southern-US, transitive) to bump, knock (usually used with "over", possibly a combination of "tip" and "dump")
2. (Southern-US, intransitive) To fall over.
3. (US, dialectal) To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed.

Synonyms

hillock

knoll

knap

mount

spud

swelling

tuft

small mountain

hill

tuffet

hummock

Translations

βουναλάκι

λοφίσκος

häufeln

butter

rincalzare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʌmp/

Etymology

Cognate with Sicilian: timpa

In summary

Compare Welsh twmp, twm; also Sicilian timpa.