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Clump Feet Verb Klʌmp  Word Origin Group Heavily

Front clump
Back clump
noun, verb
BrE /klʌmp/
NAmE /klʌmp/
noun
 word origin
 example bank
1 a small group of things or people very close together, especially trees or plants; a bunch of sth such as grass or hair

a clump of trees/bushes
2 the sound made by sb putting their feet down very heavily

I heard the heavy clump of feet on the stairs.
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
1 [intransitive] + adv./prep. (especially BrE) to put your feet down noisily and heavily as you walk

The children clumped down the stairs.
2 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (together)| ~ A and B (together) to come together or be brought together to form a tight group

Galaxies tend to clump together in clusters.

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