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    tump
    /tʌmp/

    noun

    • 1. a small rounded hill or mound; a tumulus.
    • 2. a clump of trees, shrubs, or grass.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tumpTump Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈtəmp. 1. dialectal, chiefly England : mound, hummock. 2. : a clump of vegetation. tump. 2 of 2. verb. tumped; tumping; tumps. intransitive verb. chiefly Southern US : to tip or turn over especially accidentallyusually used with over. sooner or later everybody tumps over.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › tumpTUMP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Tump definition: a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.. See examples of TUMP used in a sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › tumpTump - definition of tump by The Free Dictionary

    Define tump. tump synonyms, tump pronunciation, tump translation, English dictionary definition of tump. v. tumped , tump·ing , tumps Chiefly Southern US v. tr. To overturn. Often used with over : You're about to tump that thing over. v. intr. To fall over....

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTUMP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. British, Dialectal. a small mound or clump. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. tump in American English. (tʌmp) noun Brit dialect. 1. a small mound, hill, or rise of ground. 2.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › tumptump - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · tump (third-person singular simple present tumps, present participle tumping, simple past and past participle tumped) ( transitive ) To form a mass of earth or a hillock around. to tump teasel

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › tumpTump Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. A small mound or clump. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A clump of trees, shrubs, or grass. American Heritage. (uncommon) A tumpline. Wiktionary. Other Word Forms of Tump.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryTUMP definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    Jun 16, 2024 · noun. British, Dialectal. a small mound or clump. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. tump in American English. (tʌmp) noun Brit dialect. 1. a small mound, hill, or rise of ground. 2.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › tump_v2tump, v.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb tump. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.

  10. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 496363etymology - Origin of 'tump' (verb) and 'tumpline' (noun) -...

    Apr 27, 2019 · OED says the origin of both 'tump' (transitive verb, US, to "drag or carry by means of a tump-line", OED) and 'tump-line' (noun, "local U.S.", op. cit.) is "obscure". 'Tump-line' means a line or strap passing across the forehead and attached to a pack on the back thus aiding the burden bearer.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › tumptump - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    tump (tump), USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Dial.] British Terms a small mound, hill, or rise of ground. Botany a clump of grass, shrubs, or trees, esp. rising from a swamp or bog. British Terms a heap or stack, as a haystack.