Standard Lemma guide

UMP

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʌmp/
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  • rhymes with -ʌmp

1

name

Meaning 1

The Union for a Popular Movement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: French

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of uridine monophosphate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An umpire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To act as an umpire (in).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

an official at a baseball game

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: umpire

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: official

History

Etymology

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

Clipping of umpire.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: dumari — informal term for umpire
  • Finnish: tuomaroida — to act as an ump