Antonyms for lump

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : luhmp

Phonetic Transcription : lʌmp

Definition of lump

Origin : early 14c., lumpe (1224 as surname), probably in Old English, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (cf. cognate Danish lumpe, 16c.), of unknown origin. Cf. also Middle High German lumpe, early modern Dutch lompe. Phrase lump in (one's) throat "feeling of tightness brought on by emotion" is from 1803. Lumps "hard knocks, a beating" is colloquial, from 1934. Lump sum, one covering a number of items, is from 1867.

noun clump, mass
verb tolerate, withstand

Example sentences :

Alleyne said nothing, but his heart seemed to turn to a lump of ice in his bosom.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Little Doctor was struggling with the lump in her throat that he should try to joke about it.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

With that he ups with a lump of a two year old, and lets drive at me.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Your mind is so set on yourself that you're like a lump of stone.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Lieutenant Roger Fenton had a lump in his throat when he said good-bye to his boys.
Extract from : « The Comrade In White » by W. H. Leathem

They are to be found there in battalions, and you can judge them in the lump.
Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant

There was a whack as one lump hit the boat, and a grunt as the other struck some man.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

A lump had risen in my throat, for I thought I knew what he had seen.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Carr was aware of her nearness and a lump rose in his throat.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

Bob looked at Betty and swallowed hard at a lump in his throat.
Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey

Synonyms for lump

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