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engineering For ore processing, material sieving 35 to 88 mm.

noun

1. An irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size: chunk, clod, clump, gob¹, hunch, nugget, wad. Informal hunk. See part/whole.
2. An unevenness or elevation on a surface: bump, hump, knob, knot, nub, protuberance. See convex/concave.
3. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example: bump, bunch, knot, swelling. See convex/concave.
4. A large, ungainly, and dull-witted person: gawk, hulk, lout, oaf, ox. Informal lummox. Slang klutz, lug¹, meatball, meathead. See ability/inability.
5. Something justly deserved. comeuppance, desert² (often used in plural), due, guerdon, recompense, reward, wage (often used in plural). Idioms: what is coming to one, what one has coming. See reward/punish/deserve.

verb

1. To put into a disordered pile: bank¹, drift, heap, hill, mound, pile (up), stack. See order/disorder.
2. To move heavily: clump, galumph, hulk, lumber, stump. See move/halt.

lump²

verb

To put up with: abide, accept, bear, brook², endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept/reject.

Idioms beginning with lump:
lump in one's throat

In addition to the idiom beginning with lump, also see like it or lump it.

v

Definition: tolerate, withstand
Antonyms: change, fight, stand up

n. a stupid clod of a person.  I am not a lump! I am just sedate and pensive.

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IN BRIEF: A large piece of something without definite shape.

A poem begins with a lump in the throat. — Robert Frost, American poet, winner of Pulitzer prize in 1923, '30, '36, and '42.

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noun
noun, dated

1: The workhouse. (1874 —) .

2: US A parcel of food given to a tramp. (1912 —) .
K. Allsop I met a husky burly taking of his rest And he flagged me with a big lump and a can (1967).

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• Shapes - lump: often irregular bump, hump, or knob

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - klump, bule, knude, sløv padde
v. tr. - klumpe, slå sammen, tage under et
v. intr. - klumpe, slå sammen, tage under et
adj. - klumpet

idioms:

• in the lump    forud aftalt vederlag, under bordet
• lump in the throat    klump i halsen, med gråden i halsen
• lump sum    engangsbeløb, samlet sum, sum betalt en gang for alle
• lump together    skære over en kam, sætte i bås, behandle en bloc
• the lump    hele bundtet

2.
v. tr. - lunte, trave

idioms:

• lump it    finde sig i

Nederlands (Dutch)
klont, klomp, brok, knobbel, bult, boerenkinkel, massa, (mv) straf, meerderheid, (mv) nederlaag, klonteren, willekeurig bij elkaar gooien, knobbels vormen, ruw sjouwen/gooien, over een kam scheren, lawaaierig voortsjokken

Français (French)
1.
n. - (gén) morceau, motte, grumeau, (fig) en bloc, boule, bosse, grosseur, balourd, dondon (fam)
v. tr. - réunir, mettre dans le même panier, considérer en bloc
v. intr. - se traîner, marcher avec nonchalance
adj. - grumeleux

idioms:

• in the lump    (Constr) ouvriers du bâtiment non-syndiqués
• lump in the throat    boule dans la gorge, avoir la gorge serrée
• lump sum    (Comm) versement unique, somme forfaitaire, capital forfaitaire (d'une assurance)
• lump together    grouper
• the lump    le tout

2.
v. tr. - tolérer, endurer

idioms:

• lump it    avaler, accepter

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Klumpen, Stück, Brocken, Beule, Knoten
v. - (sich) zusammenballen, zusammentun
adj. - in Stücken, gesamt

idioms:

• in the lump    im ganzen [gesehen]
• lump in the throat    Kloß im Hals
• lump sum    Pauschalsumme
• lump together    zusammentun
• the lump    Schwarzarbeiter im Baugewerbe

2.
v. - sich abfinden mit

idioms:

• lump it    sich widerwillig mit etwas abfinden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στοιβάζω, συσσωρεύω, σβολιάζω
n. - σβώλος, γρόμπος, βόλος, μεγάλο κομμάτι, εξόγκωμα, οίδημα, πρήξιμο, καρούμπαλο, κόμπος (στο λαιμό), κύβος (ζάχαρης), μπουνταλάς, ομάδα

idioms:

• in the lump    χονδρικώς, χοντρικά
• lump in the throat    σφίξιμο στο λαιμό
• lump it    το ανέχομαι, το καταπίνω
• lump sum    εφάπαξ ή κατ' αποκοπή ποσό, στρογγυλό ποσό, ολική τιμή
• lump together    συσσωρεύω, στοιβάζω μαζί
• the lump    ο σωρός, περιστασιακοί εργάτες

Italiano (Italian)
raggrumarsi, zolla, grumo, bernoccolo

idioms:

• in the lump    in blocco
• lump in the throat    nodo alla gola
• lump it    ingoiare
• lump sum    gruzzolo
• lump together    considerare in blocco
• the lump    blocco

Português (Portuguese)
v. - juntar, encaroçar, empilhar
n. - massa (f) sem forma, torrão (m), pedaço (m), protuberância (f)

idioms:

• in the lump    a granel
• lump in the throat    nó (m) na garganta
• lump it    suportar
• lump sum    quantia (f) ou soma (f) total
• lump together    aglomerar, amontoar
• the lump    mão-de-obra (f) eventual

Русский (Russian)
образовывать комки, смешивать в кучу, иметь сердитый вид, ком, груда, опухоль, морской воробей, общий, взятый в целом, кусковой

idioms:

• in the lump    в целом
• lump in the throat    ком в горле
• lump it    примириться
• lump sum    паушальная сумма
• lump together    смешивать в кучу
• the lump    временно нанятые строительные рабочие

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - terrón, trozo, pedazo, bloque, bulto, masa
v. tr. - amontonar, apelotonar, aburujar, juntar, resumir
v. intr. - hacerse grumos, apelmazarse, aterronarse
adj. - de masa

idioms:

• in the lump    totalidad, masa, en junto, por junto
• lump in the throat    un nudo en la garganta
• lump sum    suma global, cantidad total, precio a suma alzada
• lump together    amontonar, agrupar
• the lump    totalidad, masa

2.
v. tr. - aguantar, tragar, apechugar

idioms:

• lump it    aguantarlo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - klumpa sig, klimpa sig, slå ihop, bunta ihop, (bildl.) behandla i klump, skära över en kam
n. - klump, stycke, klimp, klick, bit, (bibl.) deg, massa, mängd, hög, bula, knöl, svulst, trögmåns, tjockskalle, (sjö.) lastpråm, (zool.) stenbit, sjurygg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 团, 块, 小方块, 隆起, 肿块, 方, 成块状的, 整个儿的, 总共的, 把...弄成一团, 把...混为一谈, 把...归并到一起, 笨重地移动, 结块, 笨重地行走, 起疙瘩, 沉重地坐下

idioms:

• in the lump    总共
• lump in the throat    喉咙哽住
• lump it    勉强忍受
• lump sum    一次付款额, 总金额
• lump together    包在一起, 一套
• the lump    大体上, 整批地

2. 把...弄成一团, 把...混为一谈, 把...归并到一起, 笨重地移动

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 團, 塊, 小方塊, 隆起, 腫塊, 方
adj. - 成塊狀的, 整個兒的, 總共的
v. tr. - 把...弄成一團, 把...混為一談, 把...歸併到一起, 笨重地移動
v. intr. - 結塊, 笨重地行走, 起疙瘩, 沈重地坐下

idioms:

• in the lump    總共
• lump in the throat    喉嚨哽住
• lump it    勉強忍受
• lump sum    一次付款額, 總金額
• lump together    包在一起, 一套
• the lump    大體上, 整批地

2.
v. tr. - 把...弄成一團, 把...混為一談, 把...歸併到一起, 笨重地移動

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 덩어리 , 각설탕, 혹, 산더미, 다수, 땅딸보
v. tr. - 총괄하다, 한 묶음으로 하다, ~을 한 덩어리로 만들다, 울퉁불퉁하게 하다, 부풀어 오르게 하다
v. intr. - 덩어리지다, 무거운 걸음으로 가다, 울퉁불퉁해지다, 부풀어 덩어리가 되다, 육중하고 어색하게 움직이다
adj. - 덩어리가 된, 한꺼번의

idioms:

• in the lump    전체적으로, 통틀어
• lump together    일률적으로 취급하다
• the lump    임시 노동자

2.
v. tr. - ~을 참다, 견디다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 塊, 角砂糖, のろまな人, こぶ, 臨時労働者
v. - ひとまとめにする, 一様に扱う, 塊になる
adj. - 塊の, ひとまとめの

idioms:

• in the lump    全体として見れば
• lump in the throat    胸に込み上げる感動
• lump it    我慢する
• lump sum    総額
• lump together    一括する, 一緒にする
• the lump    塊り, ひとまとめ, こぶ, 鈍い太っちょ, 臨時労働者, 打つこと, なぐられて死ぬこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكوم, يجمع من غير تمييز, يكتل, يحرك بجلبه أو بطريقه خرقاء, يتحمل يصبر على شئ بغيض, يمشي بجلبه أو بطريقه خرقاء, يرتمي بثقل على مقعد ألخ (الاسم) قطعه, كتله, جمله, إجمال, أكثريه, أغلبيه, جمهور, نتوء وبخاصه ورم, شخص ضخم الجسم وبخاصه المغفل البليد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גוש, חתיכה, נפיחות, תפיחה, קוביית-סוכר, טיפש, גולם, הצטברות, בליטה‬
v. tr. - ‮קיבץ, עשה לגוש, נשא או זרק באופן מגושם‬
v. intr. - ‮התגבש לגוש, התקדם בכבדות, התיישב בכבדות‬
adj. - ‮טיפש, מגושם‬
v. tr. - ‮השלים עם מצב לא נעים‬

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