Another word for lump

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lump

n.

handful, protuberance, bunch, bump, agglomeration, block, bulk, chunk, piece, portion, section; see also mass 1, part 1.

get (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>take) one's lumps*

be punished, undergo, receive punishment; see suffer 1.

in the lump

amassed, aggregated, collected; see gathered.

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Another word for lump

noun

An irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size:
chunk, clod, clump, gob¹, hunch, nugget, wad. (Informal) hunk. See part
An unevenness or elevation on a surface:
bump, hump, knob, knot, nub, protuberance. See convex
A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example:
bump, bunch, knot, swelling. See convex
A large, ungainly, and dull-witted person:
gawk, hulk, lout, oaf, ox. (Informal) lummox. (Slang) klutz, lug¹, meatball, meathead. See ability
(Informal)
Something justly deserved.
Used in plural: comeuppance, desert² (often used in plural), due, guerdon, recompense, reward, wage (often used in plural). Idioms: what is coming to one, what one has coming. See reward