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
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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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Dig up the entire clump, cut the iris foliage back to 6-8 inches, and divide the clump into several new pieces.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
Bags are ideal for overgrown lawns, as the clumps of dead grass other mowers leave behind can kill the grass beneath them.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Consumer Complaints Led To The Recall Danone North America initiated this recall after receiving customer complaints about the following complaints:
Odd texture and separation – Consumers reported that the creamer was clumping or separating before the expiration date.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
My lashes are non existent without mascara and a lot of them clump my lashes together but the Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Sculpt Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara has been a repurchase for me ever since receiving.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clump. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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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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