lump
/lʌmp/noun
उच्चारण लम्प
ढेला; गाँठ
Core word
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[C]
a piece of something hard or solid, usually without a particular shape; a swelling under the skin
ढेला; गाँठ
- a lump of sugar
- a lump sum
- He put a lump of sugar in his tea.
+ 2 more examples
- She found a small lump under her skin and went to see a doctor.
- A lump of clay sat on the potter's wheel.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a lump of + uncountable noun
Use 'a lump of' with materials like sugar, coal, clay or gold to name one solid piece.
चीनी, कोयला, मिट्टी या सोने जैसी सामग्री का एक ठोस टुकड़ा बताने के लिए 'a lump of' आता है।
- Add a lump of sugar to the tea.
lump in + body part
A lump in the throat is the tight feeling of strong emotion; a lump in the breast is a medical swelling.
'A lump in the throat' तीव्र भावना की जकड़न है; 'a lump in the breast' चिकित्सकीय सूजन है।
- She felt a lump in her throat when she said goodbye.
lump together / lump sth with sth
As a verb, lump together means to treat different things as one group.
क्रिया के रूप में 'lump together' का अर्थ अलग वस्तुओं को एक समूह मानना है।
- Don't lump all the students together.
lump sum
A lump sum is a single payment of money, not instalments.
'Lump sum' धन का एकमुश्त भुगतान है, किस्तों में नहीं।
- He received the pension as a lump sum.
+Collocations 5
a lump of + noun
coalsugarclayicedoughbutter
- She kneaded a lump of dough for the rotis.
adjective + lump
hardlargesmallpainfulsticky
- He found a small, painless lump and went to the doctor.
verb + lump
feelfindformbreak upremove
- Stir the batter well so that no lumps form.
idioms with lump
lump in the throatlump sumlike it or lump itbump on a log
- You don't have to like the rule, but like it or lump it.
lump + verb
lump togetherlump withlump intolump all
- The report lumps all the small shops into one category.
“More examples 8
- The potter threw a lump of wet clay on the wheel.
कुम्हार ने चाक पर गीली मिट्टी का लोंदा रख दिया।
- The doctor asked about the lump on her neck.
डॉक्टर ने उसकी गर्दन की गाँठ के बारे में पूछा।
- Radhika's father got a lump sum on retirement.
राधिका के पिता को सेवानिवृत्ति पर एकमुश्त रकम मिली।
- The speech brought a lump to everyone's throat.
उस भाषण से सबका गला भर आया।
- The farmer broke the hard lumps of soil with a hoe.
किसान ने कुदाल से मिट्टी के कड़े ढेले तोड़े।
- Radhika put a lump of jaggery in her tea.
राधिका ने अपनी चाय में गुड़ का एक डला डाला।
- Don't lump all the questions together; answer them one by one.
सभी प्रश्नों को एक साथ न मिलाइए; उन्हें एक-एक करके हल कीजिए।
- There was a hard lump of ice in the water bottle.
पानी की बोतल में बर्फ का एक कड़ा टुकड़ा था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He gave me two lump of sugar.
✓ He gave me two lumps of sugar.
The plural is lumps.
'Lump' का बहुवचन 'lumps' होता है, इसलिए two के बाद 'lumps' लिखें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all name pieces or raised areas, with different uses.
ये सभी noun टुकड़ों या उभरे भागों के नाम हैं, पर उपयोग अलग हैं।
A solid piece without a definite shape; also a swelling.
बिना निश्चित आकार का ठोस टुकड़ा; साथ ही सूजन।
- A lump of clay.
A thick piece cut or broken off something.
किसी चीज से काटा या टूटा मोटा टुकड़ा।
- A chunk of bread.
A raised area on the body caused by injury or illness.
चोट या बीमारी से शरीर पर उभरा भाग।
- A swelling on the ankle.
→Phrasal verbs 1
lump A and B together / lump A (in) with B
to put or consider different people or things together in the same group
(अलग-अलग चीज़ों को) एक ही श्रेणी में डाल देना
- You can't lump all students together; each one learns differently.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A lump in your throat (a tight feeling because of strong emotion), lump sum (a single complete payment).
Idioms: a lump in your throat (भावुकता से गला रुँधना), lump sum (एकमुश्त भुगतान)।