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lump up

lump up verb: to beat (someone): to cause (someone) to be swollen.

Verb

lump up (third-person singular simple present lumps up, present participle lumping up, simple past and past participle lumped up)

  1. (slang, transitive) To beat (someone): to cause (someone) to be swollen.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To become swollen.
  3. (intransitive) To form clumps, bumps, mounds or clots.
  4. (intransitive) To get a lump in one's throat.

Forms of lump up

third-person singular presentlumps up
present participlelumping up
past participlelumped up
pastlumped up

Questions about lump up

What does lump up mean?
Lump up means to beat (someone): to cause (someone) to be swollen.
What part of speech is lump up?
Lump up is a verb.
What is the past tense of lump up?
The past tense of lump up is lumped up.

Words near lump up in the dictionary

  1. lump sum
  2. lump sums
  3. lump the lighter
  4. lump to one's throat
  5. lump together
  6. lump up
  7. lump work
  8. lump-sugar
  9. lumpabilities
  10. lumpability
  11. lumpatious

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