| Lump | n. [ Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. Lunch. ] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. “ A lump of cheese.” Piers Plowman. “ This lump of clay.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A mass or aggregation of things. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Firearms) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel. [ 1913 Webster ]
In the lump,
In a lump, the whole together; in gross. [ 1913 Webster ] They may buy them in the lump. Addison. --
Lump coal, coal in large lumps; -- the largest size brought from the mine. --
Lump sum, (a) a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages. (b) a single sum paid once in satisfaction of a claim, as contrasted with the alternate choice of several payments over a period of time; -- sometimes allowed, e.g., as an alternative to periodical pension payments for a lifetime. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Lump | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lumped p. pr. & vb. n. Lumping. ] 1. To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars. [ 1913 Webster ] The expenses ought to be lumped together. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To take in the gross; to speak of collectively. [ 1913 Webster ] Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity, but out of no resentment to you, I lump all together. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he doesn't like it, he can lump it. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ] | | Lumpectomy | n. (Med.) the removal of a cyst or tumor from the breast by surgery. This is one method of treating breast tumors when in an early stage, and is preferred for cosmetic reasons, when medically feasible, to radical mastectomy, the removal of the entire breast along with nearby muscles. [ PJC ] | | Lumpen | n. 1. (Politics) same as lumpenproletariat. [ PJC ] 2. (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumper. [ 1913 Webster ] | | lumpen | adj. 1. mentally sluggish.
Syn. -- lumpish, sluggish, unthinking. [ WordNet 1.5 ] | | Lumpenproletariat | n. (Politics) the lowest level of the proletariat, comprising unskilled workers, the unemployed, and the dispossessed, alienated from the class with with they would normally identify and having little or no class solidarity; -- an important element in Marxist theory. [ PJC ] | | Lumper | n. [ Cf. Lamper eel. ] (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Lumper | n. 1. One who lumps. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Lumpfish | n. [ From Lump, on account of its bulkiness: cf. G. & D. lump, F. lompe. ] (Zool.) A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish (Cyclopterus lumpus) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny tubercles, and three rows on each side, but has no scales. The ventral fins unite and form a ventral sucker for adhesion to stones and seaweeds. Called also lumpsucker, cock-paddle, sea owl. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Lumping | a. Bulky; heavy. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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