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noun
1.
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
2.
a lump or mass
3.
a heavy, thumping step, sound, etc.
4.
Immunology. a cluster of agglutinated bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
5.
a thick extra sole on a shoe.
verb (used without object)
6.
Also, clomp. to walk heavily and clumsily.
7.
Immunology. to gather or be gathered into clumps; agglutinate.
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verb (used with object)
8.
to gather or form into a clump; mass.
Origin:
1580–90; akin to Dutch klompe lump, mass, Old English clympre lump of metal
1580–90; akin to Dutch klompe lump, mass, Old English clympre lump of metal
Related forms
clump·y, clump·ish, clump·like, adjective
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clump
1586, from Du. klomp "lump, mass," or Low Ger. klump. O.E. had clympre "lump, mass of metal." The verb "to tread heavily" is first recorded 1665.
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