LUMP (UP) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

lump (up)

verb

Definition of lump (up)

as in to clump

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The heroine’s eyes are filled with yearning, her eyelashes glistening and ever-so-perfectly clumped?

— Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Clothes with pet hair can clump and stick to the washing machine, and spread to the next load.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Definition of clump

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And give him credit for switching Anunoby onto Fox, gumming up San Antonio’s offense in the fourth quarter — especially when the Spurs never adjusted by going away from the matchup.

— Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Second, the Red Sox could streamline their roster and finally clear out the logjams that have gummed up the works for the past two years.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026

Definition of gum

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But if and when that dress turns out to be just one of the outfits for a documentary that goes to the highest bidder, the wedding good vibes will curdle just a little.

— Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
If the temperature is too hot, the crème fraîche could curdle, and nobody has time for that.

— Josh Miller, Southern Living, 19 June 2026

Definition of curdle

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Outside the Coca-Cola Fan Zone, the crowd started to thicken, and the Waldo army was joined by the blue and yellow of the Bosnian flag.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Clouds will thicken up this afternoon, and the threat of showers and thundershowers will increase later today.

— Aaron Mentkowski, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of thicken

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