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Grume

Noun:

1. A thick clotted mass, especially of coagulated blood or other bodily fluids.

Example sentence: After the surgery, the surgeon removed the grume from the patient's wound.

Verb:

1. To cause a liquid to clot or form into a thick mass.

Example sentence: The medication helps to grume the blood, preventing excessive bleeding.

Adjective:

1. Describing something that is thick and clotted.

Example sentence: The grume texture of the soup made it hard to swallow.

Local usage:

In some local dialects, "grume" can also refer to a small clump or cluster.

Example sentence: The children were collecting grumes of berries from the bushes.