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lump

[luhmp] / lʌmp /
NOUN
clump, mass
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulge bump chunk hunk knot pile swelling tumor wad
STRONG
agglomeration ball bit block bulk bunch cake chip cluster crumb dab gob group growth handful lot morsel mountain much nugget part peck piece portion protrusion protuberance scrap section solid spot tumescence wedge
WEAK
knurl
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depression
STRONG
individual little one whole
VERB
tolerate, withstand
Synonyms
STRONG
abide bear brook digest endure stand stomach suffer swallow take
WEAK
put up with
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid disallow discontinue dodge misunderstand refuse reject shun stop
WEAK
change fight

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You can only roll a lump sum into an IRA, not monthly annuity payments.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

When she first discovered a lump in her left breast, she had a lumpectomy to remove it, then went through radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

So I want nothing to do with that lump.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

You can, if you choose, pay back the reverse mortgage in a lump sum — if you suddenly were to come into money.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

He walked quickly ahead of his siblings, hoping that nobody would notice the book-shaped lump in his shirt.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

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