Meanings
ump1
plural umps
- informalhobbiesAn umpire.
If you take it to court, you're the guy who screams at the ump ’cause they don't like the call at the plate.
2006, Eli Attie and John Wells, The West Wing, season 7, episode 17 “Election Day Part II”
present singular third person umps · participle present umping · participle past umped · past umped
- ambitransitiveTo act as an umpire (in).
On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.
1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type
UMP2
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of uridine monophosphate.
UMP3
- FrenchgovernmentThe Union for a Popular Movement.
Some commentators wondered if Dati was being used as part of an internal battle between Fillon and the head of Sarkozy's UMP party.
2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
UMP · proper noun
- FrenchUMP
- FrenchUMP
- EnglishUMP
Borrowed from French UMP (“Union pour un Mouvement Populaire”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish dumari, tuomaroida
- dumariinformal term for umpire
- tuomaroidato act as an ump
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ump
Cite this entry
ump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ump
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