'Mump' definitions:
Definition of 'Mump'
From: GCIDE
- Mump \Mump\, v. i. [Akin to mumble; cf. D. mompen to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. mompelen to mumble. See Mumble, Mum, and cf. Mumps.]
- 1. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness. [1913 Webster]
- He mumps, and lovers, and hangs the lip. --Taylor, 1630. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar. [1913 Webster]
- And then when mumping with a sore leg, . . . canting and whining. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To be sullen or sulky. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mump'
From: GCIDE
- Mump \Mump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Mumping.]
- 1. To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly. [1913 Webster]
- Old men who mump their passion. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to mump food. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon. [1913 Webster]