ump

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
10
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ʌmp/

Definition of ump

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of uridine monophosphate.
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noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of uridine monophosphate.
  2. (informal)An umpire.
    “If you take it to court, you're the guy who screams at the ump ’cause they don't like the call at the plate.”

name

  1. (French)The Union for a Popular Movement.
    “Some commentators wondered if Dati was being used as part of an internal battle between Fillon and the head of Sarkozy's UMP party.”

verb

  1. (ambitransitive)To act as an umpire (in).
    “On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from French UMP (“Union pour un Mouvement Populaire”).

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