mump
1[ muhmp, moo mp ]
/ mʌmp, mʊmp /
|
verb (used with object)
to mumble; mutter.
verb (used without object)
to sulk; mope.
to grimace.
Nearby words
Origin of mump
11580–90; imitative, apparently akin to mum1; compare Dutch mompen to mumble, German mimpfeln to mumble while eating, Icelandic mumpa to take into the mouth, eat greedily
Definition for mump (2 of 2)
mump
2[ muhmp, moo mp ]
/ mʌmp, mʊmp /
verb (used with object)
to cheat.
verb (used without object)
to beg.
Origin of mump
2First recorded in 1645–55, mump is from the Dutch word mompen (obsolete)
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Examples from the Web for mump
Mumpsimus, mump′si-mus, n. an error to which one clings after it has been thoroughly exposed.
It is noteworthy for its conical hill, locally called the Mump, crowned by a ruined church (St Michael's).
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. WadeMessrs. Mump and Gump, for instance, have scarcely skimmed the surface possibilities of their brilliant notion.
British Dictionary definitions for mump (1 of 2)
mump
1/ (mʌmp) /
verb
(intr) archaic to be silent
Word Origin for mump
C16 (to grimace, sulk, be silent): of imitative origin, alluding to the shape of the mouth when mumbling or chewing
British Dictionary definitions for mump (2 of 2)
mump
2/ (mʌmp) /
verb
(intr) archaic to beg
Word Origin for mump
C17: perhaps from Dutch mompen to cheat
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