'In a lump' definitions:
Definition of 'In a lump'
From: GCIDE
- Lump \Lump\ (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. Lunch.]
- 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. " A lump of cheese." --Piers Plowman. " This lump of clay." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A mass or aggregation of things. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Firearms) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel. [1913 Webster]
- In the lump,
- In a lump, the whole together; in gross. [1913 Webster]
- They may buy them in the lump. --Addison.
- Lump coal, coal in large lumps; -- the largest size brought from the mine.
- Lump sum, (a) a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages. (b) a single sum paid once in satisfaction of a claim, as contrasted with the alternate choice of several payments over a period of time; -- sometimes allowed, e.g., as an alternative to periodical pension payments for a lifetime. [1913 Webster]