lumps

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noun

A beating or verbal abuse.

“He's taken his lumps over the years.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lump
nounlumps pl (plural only)
  1. informalpluralplural onlyA beating or verbal abuse.

    He's taken his lumps over the years.

    1 more example

    Trudeau has suffered the lumps any politician who has held office for ten years can expect to accumulate

    1978, Time, volume 111, number 1, page 37
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of lump

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APA

lumps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumps

MLA

“lumps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumps. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lumps,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumps.

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