lump

noun

\ ˈləmp

Definition of lump

(Entry 1 of 4)

1 : a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape a lump of coal a lump of clay

2a : aggregate, totality taken in the lump

b : majority few candidates ever started with such a lump who did not get the nomination— R. L. Strout

3 : protuberance especially : an abnormal swelling came to with nothing more than a lump on his head

4 : a person who is heavy and awkward a lump of a man also : one who is stupid or dull

5 lumps plural

a : beatings, bruises had taken a lot of lumps growing up in the city

b : defeat, loss can cheerfully take his lumps on losers, because the payout is big on the winners— Martin Mayer

lump in one's throat

: a constriction of the throat caused by emotion