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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Ariana Green, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) detected carbon-containing molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in these clumps, which can signal the presence of star-forming regions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Most people combine the ingredients into a water bottle and throughly shake it to prevent the seeds from clumping together.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
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Noun
Mom was going through chemotherapy that made her hair fall out in clumps.
—Ariana Green, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) detected carbon-containing molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in these clumps, which can signal the presence of star-forming regions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
In case this is news to you, pre-shredded cheese is coated with anti-caking agents—often cellulose made from wood pulp—that keeps the cheese from clumping up.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Most people combine the ingredients into a water bottle and throughly shake it to prevent the seeds from clumping together.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
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“Clump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clump. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.
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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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