The difference between Lump and Take one's lumps

When used as verbs, lump means to treat as a single unit, whereas take one's lumps means to receive physical abuse and to survive.


Lump is also noun with the meaning: something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lump and Take one's lumps

  1. Lump as a noun:

    Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.

    Examples:

    "Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps."

    "a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese"

  2. Lump as a noun:

    A group, set, or unit.

    Examples:

    "The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment."

  3. Lump as a noun:

    A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.

    Examples:

    "Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?"

  4. Lump as a noun:

    A dull or lazy person.

    Examples:

    "Don't just sit there like a lump."

  5. Lump as a noun (informal, as plural):

    A beating or verbal abuse.

    Examples:

    "He's taken his lumps over the years."

  6. Lump as a noun:

    A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.

  7. Lump as a noun:

    A kind of fish, the lumpsucker.

  1. Lump as a verb:

    To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner.

    Examples:

    "People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures."

  1. Take one's lumps as a verb (idiomatic):

    To receive physical abuse and to survive.

  2. Take one's lumps as a verb (figuratively):

    To endure through criticism or other adversity.

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