Examples of “lump” in a Sentence

noun A solid piece or mass of something without a definite shape.

• She added a lump of butter to the pan.
• He stirred the sauce until every lump of flour had dissolved.
• A lump of clay sat on the potter's wheel, waiting to be shaped.

noun A swelling or growth felt under the skin.

• The doctor asked her to describe the lump she'd found.
• I felt a small lump on my neck and booked an appointment.
• A painless lump under the arm should always be checked by a nurse.

verb To group different things together as if they were the same, without much care for their differences.

• It's unfair to lump all the applicants together like that.
• Don't lump the two groups together just because they share a name.
• Critics tend to lump these very different writers into a single category.