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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Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
This new image also peers into a clump of helium gas surrounding the galaxy.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
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Noun
When is a human embryo not simply a clump of cells but a person with distinct legal rights?
—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
This new image also peers into a clump of helium gas surrounding the galaxy.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clump. Accessed 4 May. 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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