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Lump vs Lamb - What's the difference?

lump | lamb |

As nouns the difference between lump and lamb

is that lump is something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group while lamb is a young sheep.

As verbs the difference between lump and lamb

is that lump is to treat as a single unit; to group together while lamb is of a sheep, to give birth.

As a proper noun Lamb is

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lump

English

(wikipedia lump)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.
  • Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps .
    a lump''' of coal; a '''lump''' of clay; a '''lump of cheese
  • A group, set, or unit.
  • The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.
  • A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
  • Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
  • A dull or lazy person.
  • Don't just sit there like a lump .
  • (informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
  • He's taken his lumps over the years.
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  • A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
  • Derived terms

    * lumpectomy * lump in one’s throat * lumpy * lump-sun

    Hyponyms

    * nubble

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To treat as a single unit; to group together.
  • People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.

    See also

    * take one’s lumps * lump it * like it or lump it

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    lamb

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A young sheep.
  • The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.
  • (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
  • A simple, unsophisticated person.
  • (finance, slang) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.
  • Derived terms

    * lamb to the slaughter/like a lamb to the slaughter/come like a lamb to the slaughter * lamblike * lamb's lettuce * lamb's tongue * lambswool

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep, to give birth.
  • (transitive, or, intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.
  • The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.

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