lump synonyms

lump

n.

handful, protuberance, bunch, bump, agglomeration, block, bulk, chunk, piece, portion, section; see also mass 1, part 1.

get (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>take) one's lumps*

be punished, undergo, receive punishment; see suffer 1.

in the lump

amassed, aggregated, collected; see gathered.

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