Clump | Mean of clump in English Dictionary

/ˈklʌmp/

• Noun
• a small ball or mass of something
1. a clump of roots/grass/mud
• a group of things or people that are close together
1. There is a clump of bushes/trees at the edge of the field.
2. a clump of spectators
• a loud, heavy sound made by footsteps
1. I could hear the clump of his footsteps as he came down the stairs.
• Verb

• to form a mass or clump
1. The virus causes the cells to clump (together).
2. The virus clumps the cells together.
• to walk with loud, heavy steps
1. I could hear him clumping [=clomping] down/up the stairs.