clump
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/klʌmp/
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/klʌmp/
A group of things close together, like a bunch of plants or hair.
The garden had a beautiful clump of flowers.
A heavy sound made by footsteps.
I heard the clump of his boots as he walked away.
To walk with heavy and noisy steps.
The children clumped loudly down the stairs.
To gather or form into a tight group.
The stars seemed to clump together in the sky.