"ump" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʌmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ump.wav [Southern-England] Forms: umps [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmp Etymology: Clipping of umpire Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|umpire}} Clipping of umpire Head templates: {{en-noun}} ump (plural umps)
  1. (sports, informal) An umpire. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sports Translations (informal term for umpire): dumari (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ump-en-noun-tMEg1Ka6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

IPA: /ʌmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ump.wav [Southern-England] Forms: umps [present, singular, third-person], umping [participle, present], umped [participle, past], umped [past]
Rhymes: -ʌmp Etymology: Clipping of umpire Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|umpire}} Clipping of umpire Head templates: {{en-verb}} ump (third-person singular simple present umps, present participle umping, simple past and past participle umped)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To act as an umpire (in). Tags: intransitive, transitive Related terms: umpty-ump Translations (to act as an ump): tuomaroida (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ump-en-verb-4UZhz5ng

Inflected forms

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