mump
[verb]
Synonyms: mumble, chunter, fumble, muddle, murmur, mutter, swallow, grimace, mop, mouth, mow, mug, sulk, dort, grump, pet, pout, sull
[verb]
Synonyms: cheat, beat, bilk, chisel, chouse, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, screw

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mump verb². [mʌmp] dial. & slang. M17.
[Prob. from Dutch mompen cheat.]
1. verb trans. Overreach, cheat, (of, out of). M17-L19.

2. verb intrans. Beg, go about begging; sponge (on). L17.
b. Of a police officer: accept small gifts or bribes from tradespeople. Chiefly as mumping verbal noun. slang. L20.

3. verb trans. Obtain by begging or sponging. L17.

■ mumper noun L17.

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mump noun. [mʌmp] See also MUMPS. L16.
[Symbolic of the movements of the mouth in grimacing. Cf. MUMP verb¹.]
1. A grimace. L16-M17.

2. A block of peat. M20.

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mump verb¹. [mʌmp] L16.
[formed as MUMP noun Cf. Icelandic mumpa take into the mouth, mumpaskælur grimace, Dutch mompen, -elen mumble in speaking, German mumpfeln, -en mumble in eating.]
1. verb trans. Say indistinctly; mumble, mutter. obsolete exc. Scot. L16.

2. verb intrans.
a. Grimace; grin. L16-M18.
b. Assume a demure, sanctimonious, or miserable expression; be silent and sullen; sulk, mope. Now arch. exc. Scot. E17.

3. verb intrans. & trans. Mumble with the gums; turn (food) over and over in the mouth; munch, nibble. obsolete exc. Scot. & dial. L16.

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