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[ noun ] a grouping of a number of similar things

Examples

"a bunch of trees" "a cluster of admirers"

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

At_times , clumps of 10 to 15 closely packed nuclei were also observed .

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Clumps of brush that they passed were so many enchained demons straining in anger to tear and gnaw on his bones .

Prevot came_up `` Take that spot over there '' , he whispered , pointing to a small clump of blackness .

Lying in the grass behind the brush clump , Warren looked about .

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

There was a clump of trees that appeared to provide cover right up_to the road , and the shouting and gunfire never slackened .

2
[ noun ] a compact mass

Synonyms

chunk clod lump glob ball

Examples

"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

Clumps of brush rode down the ribbon .

3
[ verb ] gather or cause to gather into a cluster

Examples

"She bunched her fingers into a fist" "The students bunched up at the registration desk"

4
[ verb ] walk clumsily

Synonyms

clomp

Related terms

walk

5
[ verb ] come together as in a cluster or flock

Examples

"The poets constellate in this town every summer"

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[ verb ] make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Synonyms

plunk clunk clop

Related terms

go plunk

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[ noun ] a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

Related terms

sound thud clop crump

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