Lump vs Bloc - What's the difference?
lump | bloc |
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.
A group, set, or unit.
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
A dull or lazy person.
(informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
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A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
To treat as a single unit; to group together.
a group of voters or politicians who share common goals
a group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc
in specific contexts 'the bloc' may refer to:
# the countries in the Eurozone
# the countries in the European Union
As nouns the difference between lump and bloc
is that lump is something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group while bloc is a group of voters or politicians who share common goals.As a verb lump
is to treat as a single unit; to group together.As a proper noun Bloc is
bloc Québécois.lump
English
(wikipedia lump)Noun
(en noun)- Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps .
- a lump''' of coal; a '''lump''' of clay; a '''lump of cheese
- The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.
- Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
- Don't just sit there like a lump .
- He's taken his lumps over the years.
Derived terms
* lumpectomy * lump in one’s throat * lumpy * lump-sunHyponyms
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* *Verb
(en verb)- People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.