BUMPING

Verb

bumping

present participle of bump

Noun

bumping (plural bumpings)

The sound or action of a bump.

Source: Wiktionary

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BUMP

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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