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Bump Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bump? [n] an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" [n] something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [n] a lump on the body caused by a blow [v] knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" [v] remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" [v] dance erotically, as in"bump and grind": dance with the pelvis thrust forward [v] come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [v] assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bump: blow \| break \| bulge \| chance \| demote \| dislodge \| displace \| encounter \| excrescence \| extrusion \| find \| gibbosity \| gibbousness \| happen \| hump \| jut \| kick downstairs 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vibrate \| visibility \| visibility zero \| wale \| wallop \| wart \| waste \| welt \| wen \| whack \| wham \| whap \| what it takes \| whomp \| whop \| wipe out \| wobble See Also \| assign \| bang \| bash \| batter \| belly \| belt \| boot out \| buffet \| buffeting \| bump into \| bump off \| butt against \| caput \| chuck out \| collide with \| concussion \| dance \| delegate \| depute \| designate \| dispatch \| eject \| exclude \| expel \| frontal eminence \| harm \| hit \| hit \| hurt \| impact \| impinge on \| injury \| jar \| jar against \| jolt \| jounce \| kick out \| knock \| knock about \| knock against \| murder \| nub \| occipital protuberance \| polish off \| pounding \| projection \| rap \| reduce \| remove \| run into \| slap \| slay \| smack \| smash \| strike \| strike \| tap \| throw \| throw out \| trauma \| trip the light fantastic \| trip the light fantastic toe \| turf out \| turn out \| wart Bump In Webster's Dictionary \Bump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bumping}.] [Cf. W. pwmp round mass, pwmpiaw to thump, bang, and E. bum, v. i., boom to roar.] To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall. \Bump\, v. i. To come in violent contact with something; to thump. ``Bumping and jumping.'' --Southey. \Bump\, n. [From {Bump} to strike, to thump.] 1. A thump; a heavy blow. 2. A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance. It had upon its brow A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone. --Shak. 3. (Phren.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of ``veneration;'' the bump of ``acquisitiveness.'' [Colloq.] 4. The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following. [Eng.] \Bump\, v. i. [See {Boom} to roar.] To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom. As a bittern bumps within a reed. --Dryden. \Bump\, n. The noise made by the bittern.

Bump Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bump?

[n] an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
[n] something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
[n] a lump on the body caused by a blow
[v] knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
[v] remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
[v] dance erotically, as in"bump and grind": dance with the pelvis thrust forward
[v] come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
[v] assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"

Bump In Webster's Dictionary

\Bump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bumping}.] [Cf. W. pwmp round mass, pwmpiaw to thump, bang,
and E. bum, v. i., boom to roar.]
To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to
thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.


\Bump\, v. i.
To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
``Bumping and jumping.'' --Southey.


\Bump\, n. [From {Bump} to strike, to thump.]
1. A thump; a heavy blow.

2. A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a
   protuberance.

         It had upon its brow A bump as big as a young
         cockerel's stone.                     --Shak.

3. (Phren.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are
   associated with distinct faculties or affections of the
   mind; as, the bump of ``veneration;'' the bump of
   ``acquisitiveness.'' [Colloq.]

4. The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with
   the prow of the boat following. [Eng.]


\Bump\, v. i. [See {Boom} to roar.]
To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to
boom.

      As a bittern bumps within a reed.        --Dryden.


\Bump\, n.
The noise made by the bittern.

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