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lump

 
 
/lʌmp/ noun [C]

Translation

PIECE a piece of a solid substance with no particular shape
topak, parça
a lump of coal You don't want lumps in the sauce. 1258
ILLNESS a hard piece of tissue under the skin caused by injury or illness
şiş, kabartı, yumru
She found a lump in her breast.582
(Definition of lump noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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