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BUMP
blow, bump
(noun) an impact (as from a collision); “the bump threw him off the bicycle”
bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
(noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”; “the hump of a camel”; “he stood on the rocky prominence”; “the occipital protuberance was well developed”; “the bony excrescence between its horns”
bump
(noun) a lump on the body caused by a blow
bump, knock
(verb) knock against with force or violence; “My car bumped into the tree”
dislodge, bump
(verb) remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; “The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space”
bump
(verb) dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; “bump and grind”
find, happen, chance, bump, encounter
(verb) 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”
demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs
(verb) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; “She was demoted because she always speaks up”; “He was broken down to Sergeant”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Bump
A surname.
Etymology
Noun
bump (countable and uncountable, plural bumps)
A light blow or jolting collision.
The sound of such a collision.
A protuberance on a level surface.
A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
(obsolete) One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (dated, metonymically) the faculty itself
(rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
(Internet) A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
(slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
The noise made by the bittern; a boom.
(preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.
In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
(uncountable) A coarse cotton fabric.
A training match for a fighting dog.
(snooker, slang) The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
(US, slang, uncountable) Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
Verb
bump (third-person singular simple present bumps, present participle bumping, simple past and past participle bumped)
To knock against or run into with a jolt.
To move up or down by a step; displace.
(Internet) To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
(chemistry, of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
(transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
(transitive) To move the time of (a scheduled event).
(transitive) To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
(intransitive, archaic) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
(printing, dated) To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.
Interjection
bump
(internet) Posted in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
Interjection
BUMP
(Internet) Alternative form of bump
Source: Wiktionary
Bump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Bumping.] Etym: [Cf. W. pwmp round mass, pwmpiaw to thump, bang, and E. bum, v.i., boom to roar.]
Definition: To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
Bump, v. i.
Definition: To come in violent contact with something; to thump. "Bumping and jumping." Southey.
Bump, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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. Etym: [See Boom to roar.]
Definition: To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom. As a bittern bumps within a reed. Dryden.
Bump, n.
Definition: The noise made by the bittern.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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