ump

ump

See also: UMP

English

Etymology

Clipping of umpire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌmp/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ʌmp

Noun

ump (plural umps)

1. (sports, informal) An umpire.
   • 2006, Eli Attie and John Wells, The West Wing, season 7, episode 17 “Election Day Part II”:

     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.

Translations

informal term for umpire

Finnish: dumari (fi)

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).
   • 1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type

     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.

Translations

to act as an ump

Finnish: tuomaroida (fi)