clump vs knot

clump and knot both are nouns.

clump and knot both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clump	Yes	No	Yes	No
knot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, knot is a hyponym of clump; that is, knot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clump:

clump: a grouping of a number of similar things
knot: a tight cluster of people or things

Other hyponyms of clump include swad, tuft, tussock.

clump (noun)	knot (noun)
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)	a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
a grouping of a number of similar things	any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
a compact mass	soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
	a tight cluster of people or things
	something twisted and tight and swollen
	a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
	(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

clump (verb)	knot (verb)
gather or cause to gather into a cluster	tie or fasten into a knot
walk clumsily	tangle or complicate
come together as in a cluster or flock	make into knots; make knots out of
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Difference between clump and knot

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