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Lumped vs Humped - What's the difference?

lumped | humped |

As verbs the difference between lumped and humped

is that lumped is (lump) while humped is .

As an adjective humped is

having a hump or humps.

lumped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (lump)

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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

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    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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    humped

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a hump or humps.