Betekenis van lump In het Nederlands

• 0 a piece of a solid substance, usually with no particular shape:

  • a lump of coal

  • a sugar lump

  • You don't want lumps in the sauce.

  • I'll be getting the insurance money in two lumps.

• 1 a hard swelling found in or on the body, especially because of illness or injury:

  • She found a lump in her breast.

• 2 a heavy, awkward, stupid person:

  • Come on, you great lump - get up from that sofa and do some work!

• 3 to accept a situation or decision although you do not like it:

  • The decision has been made, so if Tom doesn't like it, he can lump it.

• 4 a solid mass without a regular shape:

  • The gravy had lumps of flour in it.

  • She found a lump under her arm.

• 5 to consider or deal with as a group:

  • Children of various abilities are lumped together in one class.

• 6 →  lump sum :

  • in a lump You have to pay your tax in two lumps the following year.

• 7 a situation in which building workers say that they are self-employed in order to avoid paying tax, even though they are directly employed:

  • The tax authorities are working hard to clamp down on the lump.

• 8 to experience problems without complaining:

  • As a trader, sometimes you've just got to take your lumps.