tump

American  

[tuhmp] / tʌmp /

noun

British Dialect.

1. a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.

2. a clump of grass, shrubs, or trees, especially rising from a swamp or bog.

3. a heap or stack, as a haystack.

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tump British  

/ tʌmp /

noun

1. dialect a small mound or clump

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Etymology

Origin of tump

First recorded in 1580–90; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Wait to see if she was going to tump over.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

That’s why she use her walker—so she don’t get dizzy and tump over.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

A barrow or mound of any kind is a "tump."

From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur

At length there was a faint tump ta tump ta.

From Rolf in the Woods by Seton, Ernest Thompson

With a tump line over his forehead, he moved ahead, apparently little concerned about the weight of his load.

From Bob Hunt in Canada by Orton, George W.