English Explanatory Dictionary

tump

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mound or hillock.
verb
  1. To form a mass of earth or a hillock around.
verb
  1. to bump, knock (usually used with "over", possibly a combination of "tip" and "dump")
  2. To fall over.
  3. To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed.
noun
  1. A tumpline.

Pronunciation

/tʌmp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tump.wav

Word forms

tump tumps tumping tumped

Etymology

Compare Welsh twmp, twm; also Sicilian timpa.

Derived words

Wormelow Tump
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