lump up

verb

To beat (someone): to cause (someone) to be swollen.

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Meanings

verblump up (third-person singular simple present lumps up, present participle lumping up, simple past and past participle lumped up)

present singular third person lumps up · participle present lumping up · participle past lumped up · past lumped up

  1. slangtransitiveTo beat (someone): to cause (someone) to be swollen.
  2. intransitiveslangTo become swollen.
  3. intransitiveTo form clumps, bumps, mounds or clots.
  4. intransitiveTo get a lump in one's throat.
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APA

lump up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lump%20up

MLA

“lump up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lump%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lump up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lump%20up.

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