with a lump in my throat

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• a lump in your throat — a tight feeling in your throat that you get when you are about to start crying or when you are trying not to cry The movie s final scene left me with a lump in my throat. = I got a lump in my throat when I watched the film s final scene. • • • M …   Useful english dictionary

• lump — [[t]lʌ̱mp[/t]] lumps, lumping, lumped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A lump of something is a solid piece of it. The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape. ...a lump of wood... They used to buy ten kilos of beef in one lump.… …   English dictionary

• 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 — lump1 S2 [lʌmp] n 1.) a small piece of something solid, without a particular shape ▪ Strain the custard to remove lumps. lump of ▪ Melt a lump of butter in your frying pan. 2.) a small hard swollen area that sticks out from someone s skin or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lump — lump1 [ lʌmp ] noun count ** 1. ) a solid piece of something that does not have a regular shape: lump of: a lump of metal/coal/concrete a lump of cheese/butter/meat a ) a solid piece of sugar with a square shape b ) a solid piece in a substance… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• throat — /throht/, n. Anat., Zool. 1. the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea. 2. some analogous or similar narrowed part or passage. 3. the front of the neck below the chin and… …   Universalium

• throat — noun 1 front part of the neck VERB + THROAT ▪ cut, slash, slit ▪ rip out ▪ I wanted to rip his throat out. PREPOSITION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• throat — [[t]θro͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦♦ throats 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your throat is the back of your mouth and the top part of the tubes that go down into your stomach and your lungs. She had a sore throat... As she stared at him she felt her throat go dry. 2) N… …   English dictionary

• lump — I. /lʌmp / (say lump) noun 1. a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape, or of no particular shape. 2. a protuberance or swelling: a lump on the head. 3. Colloquial a stupid, clumsy person. –adjective 4. in the form of a lump or lumps …  

• lump — lump1 noun 1》 a compact mass, especially one without a definite or regular shape.     ↘a swelling under the skin. 2》 informal a heavy, ungainly, or slow witted person. 3》 (the lump) Brit. informal casual employment in the building trade. verb 1》… …   English new terms dictionary

• lump — I UK [lʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms lump : singular lump plural lumps ** 1) a solid piece of something that does not have a regular shape lump of: a lump of metal/coal/concrete a lump of cheese/butter/meat a) a solid piece of sugar with… …   English dictionary