Dictionary definition · clump
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things"a bunch of trees"
- a compact mass"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
verb
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- come together as in a cluster or flock"The poets constellate in this town every summer"
- walk clumsily
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster"She bunched her fingers into a fist"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).