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lump vs pile up

pile up vs lump

lump is a noun but pile up is not a noun.

lump and pile up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lump Yes No Yes No
pile up No No Yes No
As verbs, pile up is a hypernym of lump; that is, pile up is a word with a broader meaning than lump:
  • lump: put together indiscriminately
  • pile up: get or gather together
Other hypernyms of lump include accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, roll up.
lump (noun) pile up (noun)
a compact mass
a large piece of something without definite shape
an awkward stupid person
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
lump (verb) pile up (verb)
group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side increase in amount by collecting or gathering
put together indiscriminately arrange into piles or stacks
get or gather together
Difference between lump and pile up

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