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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
lump
/lʌmp/
noun1 of 2
a small hard part of something smooth, soft, or continuous
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verb2 of 2
To bear a heavy or awkward burden; to carry something unwieldy from one place to another.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)