ump /ʌmp/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(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. — 2006 verb1 •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. — 1982 formsumped · umping · umps