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   clump

   /klʌmp/

   noun

   • 1. a small group of trees or plants growing closely together: "a clump of ferns" Similar clusterthicketgroupbunchcollectionassemblyassemblagetufttuffettussockmattangle
   • ▪ a small, compact group of people: "they sat on the wall in clumps of two and three"
   • ▪ a compacted mass or lump of something: "clumps of earth" Similar lumpclodmasswadconcentrationagglutinationagglomerationaccumulationbuild-upgobbetinformal:globgob
   • ▪ an agglutinated mass of blood cells or bacteria, especially as an indicator of the presence of an antibody to them.
   • 2. another term for clomp
   • 3. a thick extra sole on a boot or shoe.

   verb

   • 1. form a clump or clumps: "the particles tend to clump together"
   • 2. another term for clomp

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a heap or lump): partly imitative, reinforced by Middle Low German klumpe and Middle Dutch klompe; related to club2.

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