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batch
Noun
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A batch of things or people is a group that are dealt with at one time.
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A batch is an amount of something that is made at one time.
The beer is made in small batches in Ypres, Belgium.
Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes per batch.
I sent her another large batch of photos yesterday.
lump
Noun
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A lump is a small hard part of something smooth, soft, or continuous.
She felt the lump in her throat getting bigger and becoming even more painful.
Her mother first discovered the lump in her breast a year ago.
Add brown sugar and rub well between your fingers, breaking up any lumps of sugar.
Last week, she received a lump sum payment of more than $250,000, or one year's salary.
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A lump is a person who is not active or clever.
Come on, let's go. Don't be such a lump.
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If you take your lumps, bad things happen to you.
He isn't the only member of the organization who has taken his lumps this year.
lump
Verb
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To treat different things as the same thing or as part of the same group.
People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different animals.