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
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Photos pinned to Google Maps from years past show this bridge as a dark round tunnel, slick from mud and moisture, with clumps of unidentifiable detritus scattered along its length.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The team designed mounts that hold up to four iPhones clumped together.
—Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
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Noun
So, how might this drug clear these protein clumps?
Methazolamide is a type of drug known as a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, which stops the activity of an important enzyme involved in regulating acidity levels in our cells.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Photos pinned to Google Maps from years past show this bridge as a dark round tunnel, slick from mud and moisture, with clumps of unidentifiable detritus scattered along its length.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Misshapen tau proteins then clump together, forming aggregates within the cell.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The team designed mounts that hold up to four iPhones clumped together.
—Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clump. Accessed 26 Nov. 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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