Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner (as if forming an ill-defined lump of the items). · To bear (a heavy or awkward burden); to carry (something unwieldy) from one place to another. · To burden (someone) with an undesired task or responsibility. · To hit or strike (a person).
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape. · A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body. · A group, set, or unit. · A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
From Middle English lumpe, from a Germanic base akin to Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, go, hang loosely”). Compare Dutch lomp (“rag”), German Low German Lump (“rag”), German Lumpen (“rag”) and Lump (“ragamuffin”).
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This page abbreviates 8 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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