knot vs clump

knot and clump both are nouns.

knot and clump both are verbs.

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

As nouns, clump is a hypernym of knot; that is, clump is a word with a broader meaning than knot:

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

Other hypernyms of knot include bunch, cluster, clustering.

knot (noun)	clump (noun)
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object	a grouping of a number of similar things
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design	a compact mass
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

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

Difference between knot and clump

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