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Question 1 of 10
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Idioms for lump
get / take one's lumps, to receive or endure hardship, punishment, criticism, etc.: Without its star pitcher, the baseball team will get its lumps today.
Origin of lump
11250–1300; Middle English lumpe, lomp(e); cognate with early Dutch lompe piece, Danish lump(e) lump, dialectal Norwegian lump block
OTHER WORDS FROM lump
lump·ing·ly, adverbDefinition for lump (2 of 2)
lump2
[ luhmp ]
/ lʌmp /
verb (used with object) Informal.
to put up with; resign oneself to; accept and endure: If you don't like it, you can lump it.
Origin of lump
2An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; Americanism; perhaps identical with British dialect lump “to look sullen,” of expressive origin
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British Dictionary definitions for lump (1 of 2)
lump1
/ (lʌmp) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for lump
C13: probably related to early Dutch lompe piece, Scandinavian dialect lump block, Middle High German lumpe rag
British Dictionary definitions for lump (2 of 2)
lump2
/ (lʌmp) /
verb
(tr) informal to tolerate or put up with; endure (in the phrase lump it)
Word Origin for lump
C16: origin uncertain
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