lump in one's throat
Strong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying; a sensation of tightness in the throat associated with this.
After hearing his story I could hardly speak for the lump in my throat.
lump
/lʌmp/
noun 5verb 5
Collocations
8(noun.)
ADJ
big, enormous, great, huge, large
She found a huge lump in her bread dough and had to knead it again.
heavy, solid
She found a solid lump of ice blocking the drain this morning.
small
There was a small lump in her throat as she watched him leave.
painful
A painful lump appeared under her arm after the accident.
breast
A doctor discovered a small breast lump during her routine mammogram last month.
VERB + LUMP
have
feel
During his medical exam, the doctor felt a small lump on the patient's neck.
LUMP + VERB
form
Definitions
noun
1
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.
a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese
2
A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body.
Lumps in the breasts are an indicator of breast cancer.
3
A group, set, or unit.
The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.
4
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
5
A dull or lazy person.
Don't just sit there like a lump.
"Thou great Norman lump!" he muttered. "If I conjure till Doomsday, I cannot make thee gold."
verb
1
To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner (as if forming an ill-defined lump of the items).
People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.
Most gays don't want to know about us, so lumping us in their support efforts is counter-productive at best.
2
To bear (a heavy or awkward burden); to carry (something unwieldy) from one place to another.
Well, a male body was brought to a certain surgeon by a man he had often employed, and the pair lumped it down on the dissecting table, and then the vendor received his money and went.
I never ceased to be amazed at his prowess at being able to lump two-hundredweight sacks of coal, which seemed as big as he was, up perhaps four flights of narrow stairs
3
To burden (someone) with an undesired task or responsibility.
The Luftwaffe, at this point, was still refusing to play ball completely, however. But someone decided to lump Adolf Galland with command of the air operation, and he decided to work with Luftflotte 3, mobilizing their training units to make up the numbers, since large numbers of that particular formation's fighters had been diverted to the campaign in Russia, which was why the fighter numbers were so much lower than they had been the previous year.
4
To hit or strike (a person).
If that's the only way you can fight, then you'd better be prepared to get lumped.
5
To form a lump or lumps.
Thin the paint with mineral spirits for a medium consistency so that it will not drip or lump.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a large piece of something without definite shape
noun — an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
- swelling
- puffiness
verb — put together indiscriminately
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
in the lump
Taken all together; in gross.
bring a lump to someone's throat
To engender a strong emotional reaction.
The highly political tone, intended to bind the empire together, delivered in the princess’s formal voice, it was said, brought a lump to millions of throats.
Example Bank
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Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.
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a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese
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Lumps in the breasts are an indicator of breast cancer.
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People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.
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Most gays don't want to know about us, so lumping us in their support efforts is counter-productive at best.
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Pellegrini’s decision to operate with both Edin Dzeko and Agüero in attack certainly looks misjudged bearing in mind that the first way to stop Barcelona is usually to try to crowd midfield and restri
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