clump

English

/klʌmp/

noun
Definitions
  • A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
  • A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
  • A dull thud.
  • The compressed clay of coal strata.
  • A small group of trees or plants.
  • (historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English clompe inherited from Old English clymppe derived from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (clump, lump, clasp, mass, clip, block, log) derived from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ- (clamp, mass, lump) derived from Middle Dutch clompe (clump, wooden shoe, lump mass of metal) derived from Middle Low German klumpe.

Origin

Middle Low German

klumpe

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