a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
Used in a Sentence
clump
How to use clump in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for clump.
Editorial note
Humans clump and cluster for all sorts of reasons.
Examples9
Definitions7
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of clump gathered in one view.
a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for clump.
noun
a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
See also: bunch, cluster, clustering
noun
a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
noun
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
verb
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
verb
come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
See also: cluster, constellate, flock
verb
walk clumsily
See also: clomp
verb
gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"
Example sentences
Humans clump and cluster for all sorts of reasons.
The explanation could be simpler than that: you just don't notice when notable deaths don't clump together.
So, it encourages another sort of optimization: people looking for a ride tend to clump.
The effect of this was that every time they did something wrong, someone would start a clone of LJ and a clump of users would move over.
I just got the grade distribution from the last time it was taught and curved my class the same way. But this wasn't perfect... there would be a clump of five students who all got around the same numerical grade around a cutoff, and I'd round up rather than down.
Normally this is nothing to write home about except that I had originally mistaken this insect for an assorted clump of debris.
Those denatured proteins then clump together irreversibly into a mass in living cells, similar to what happens to proteins when you boil an egg, according to the researchers.
A single clump early would actually dodge the worst outcome: where two separate magnets, one ahead of the other around an intestinal curve, attach to each other through the intestinal wall.
Like everything it was/is a complicated system with a lot of moving parts, and to clump it all into some homogenous bucket is basically give up on actually understanding.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use clump in a sentence?
Humans clump and cluster for all sorts of reasons.
What does clump mean?
a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"
What part of speech is clump?
clump is commonly used as noun, verb.