clumps Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a grouping of a number of similar things
clustering; cluster; clump; bunch.
- a bunch of trees
- a cluster of admirers
noun a compact mass
clod; ball; glob; lump; clump; chunk.
- a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
thud; clump; clunk; thumping; thump.
verb make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
clump; clop; clunk; plunk.
verb come together as in a cluster or flock
cluster; flock; clump; constellate.
- The poets constellate in this town every summer
verb walk clumsily
clomp; clump.
verb gather or cause to gather into a cluster
cluster; bunch up; clump; bundle; bunch.
- She bunched her fingers into a fist

A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who answer the questions; -- so called because the players take sides in two "clumps" or groups, the "clump" which guesses the word winning the game.