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• lump — [ lœ̃p ] n. m. • 1776; aussi lompe fin XVIIIe; de l angl. lump ou lumpfish, orig. danoise ♦ Poisson des mers froides, à squelette peu ossifié, à disque adhésif ventral, appelé scientifiquement cycloptère (Cyclopterus lumpus), et dont les œufs… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Lump — (l[u^]mp), 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lump coal — Lump Lump (l[u^]mp), 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lump sum — Lump Lump (l[u^]mp), 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lump — lump1 [lump] n. [ME lompe, lumpe, akin ? to Dan lompe, a mass, lump, Swed dial. lump, a block, stump, MHG lumpe, rag: see LIMP1] 1. a solid mass of no special shape, esp. one small enough to be taken up in the hand; hunk 2. a) a small cube or… …   English World dictionary

• lump it — very informal phrase to accept a situation, even though you do not like it or agree with it like it or lump it: You can like it or lump it, but I’ve got to work. Thesaurus: to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• lump — lump; lump·i·ly; lump·i·ness; lump·ing·ly; lump·ish; lump·kin; lump·ec·to·my; lump·er; lump·ish·ly; lump·ish·ness; …   English syllables

• Lump — may refer to:* Lump (song), a 1995 song by The Presidents of the United States of America * Lump (compilation album), a 2000 best of album by The Presidents of the United States of America * The Lump , a 1991 short animated film * Lump sum, a one …   Wikipedia

• lump — Ⅰ. lump [1] ► NOUN 1) a compact mass, especially one without a definite or regular shape. 2) a swelling under the skin. 3) informal a heavy, ungainly, or slow witted person. 4) (the lump) Brit. informal casual employment in the building trade …   English terms dictionary

• Lump (Dachshund) — Lump (* vor 1957, † 29. März 1973) (auch Lumpi und Lupito genannt[1]) war ein Dackel (auch bekannt als Dachshund) im Besitz des spanischen Künstlers Pablo Picasso und gilt als „bedeutendstes Tiermodell der Kunstgeschichte“.[2] Leben und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• lump sum payment — ˌlump ˈsum [lump sum lump sums] (also ˌlump ˌsum ˈpayment) noun an amount of money that is paid at one time and not on separate occasions • S …   Useful english dictionary