Clump (klŭmp), n. [Cf. D.
klomp lump, G. klump, klumpen, Dan.
klump, Sw. klump; perh. akin to L. globus,
E. globe. Cf. Club.] 1. An
unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.
2. A cluster; a group; a
thicket.
A clump of shrubby trees.
Hawthorne.
3. The compressed clay of coal
strata. Brande & C.
Clump, v. t. To arrange in a
clump or clumps; to cluster; to group.
Blackmore.
Clump, v. i. To tread
clumsily; to clamp. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.