bump (bmp)
v. bumped, bump·ing, bumps
v.tr.
1. To strike or collide with.
2. To cause to knock against an obstacle.
3.
a. To knock to a new position; shift: bumped the crate out of the way.
b. To shake up and down; jolt: bumped the child on her knee; was bumped about on a rough flight.
4.
a. To displace from a position within a group or organization.
b. To deprive (a passenger) of a reserved seat because of overbooking.
5. To raise; boost: bump up the price of gasoline.
6. Sports To pass (a volleyball) by redirecting it with the forearms.
v.intr.
1. To hit or knock against something.
2. To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain.
3. Sports To bump a volleyball.
n.
1.
a. A blow, collision, or jolt.
b. The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark.
2.
a. A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.
b. A slight swelling or lump.
c. Something, such as unevenness or a hole in a road, that causes a bump.
3. A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.
4. One of the natural protuberances on the human skull, considered to have significance in phrenology.
5. A forward thrust of the pelvis, as in a burlesque striptease.
6. Sports A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.
7. Slang A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.
Phrasal Verbs:
bump into
To meet by chance: I often bump into him at the supermarket.
bump off Slang
To murder.
[Imitative.]
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bump [bʌmp]
vb
1. (when intr, usually foll by against or into) to knock or strike with a jolt
2. (intr; often foll by along) to travel or proceed in jerks and jolts
3. (tr) to hurt by knocking he bumped his head on the ceiling
4. (tr) to knock out of place; dislodge the crash bumped him from his chair
5. (tr) Brit to throw (a child) into the air, one other child holding each limb, and let him down again to touch the ground
6. (Team Sports / Rowing) (in rowing races, esp at Oxford and Cambridge) to catch up with and touch (another boat that started a fixed distance ahead)
7. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket to bowl (a ball) so that it bounces high on pitching or (of a ball) to bounce high when bowled
8. (Performing Arts / Dancing) (intr) Chiefly US and Canadian to dance erotically by thrusting the pelvis forward (esp in the phrase bump and grind)
9. (Group Games / Card Games) (tr) Poker to raise (someone)
10. (tr) Informal to exclude a ticket-holding passenger from a flight as a result of overbooking
n
1. (tr) Informal to displace (someone or something) from a previously allocated position the story was bumped from the front page
2. an impact; knock; jolt; collision
3. a dull thud or other noise from an impact or collision
4. the shock of a blow or collision
5. (Medicine / Pathology) a lump on the body caused by a blow
6. a protuberance, as on a road surface
7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any of the natural protuberances of the human skull, said by phrenologists to indicate underlying faculties and character
8. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a rising current of air that gives an aircraft a severe upward jolt
9. (plural) the act of bumping a child. See sense 5
10. (Team Sports / Rowing) Rowing the act of bumping See bumping race
11. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket
bump ball a ball that bounces into the air after being hit directly into the ground by the batsman See also bump into, bump off, bump up
[probably of imitative origin]
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1. bump - a lump on the body caused by a blow
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
2. bump - 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"
bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, prominence
frontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
occipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"
caput - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
mogul - a bump on a ski slope
nub, nubble - a small lump or protuberance
snag - a sharp protuberance
wart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
3. bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
blow
impact - the striking of one body against another
jolt, jounce, jar, shock - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
concussion - any violent blow
rap, tap, strike - a gentle blow
bang, bash, smash, knock, belt - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
buffeting, pounding - repeated heavy blows
sideswipe - a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
slap, smack - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
Verb 1. bump - knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
knock
collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
bump into, jar against, knock against, run into, butt against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
2. bump - 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"
find, encounter, chance, happen
3. bump - dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"
trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
4. bump - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
demote, kick downstairs, relegate, break
assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
sideline - remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President"
reduce - bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"
murder, off, bump off, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
5. bump - remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
dislodge
throw - cause to fall off; "The horse threw its inexperienced rider"
displace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
bump
verb
1. knock, hit, strike, crash, smash, slam, bang He bumped his head on the low beam.
2. jerk, shake, bounce, rattle, jar, jog, lurch, jolt, jostle, jounce We left the road again and bumped over the mountainside.
noun
1. knock, hit, blow, shock, impact, rap, collision, thump Small children often cry after a minor bump.
2. thud, crash, knock, smash, bang, smack, thump, clump, wallop (informal), clunk, clonk I felt a little bump and knew instinctively what had happened.
3. lump, swelling, bulge, hump, node, nodule, protuberance, contusion She got a large bump on her forehead.
4. hump, lump The truck hit a bump and bounced.
bump into someone (Informal) meet, encounter, come across, run into, run across, meet up with, chance upon, happen upon, light upon I happened to bump into Mervyn Johns in the hallway.
bump into something crash into, knock, hit, strike, collide with, smash into, slam into, bang into They stopped moving and he almost bumped into them.
bump someone off (Slang) murder, kill, assassinate, remove, do in (slang), eliminate, take out (slang), wipe out (informal), dispatch, finish off, do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), knock off (slang), liquidate, rub out (U.S. slang) They will probably bump you off anyway.
bump something up increase, raise, boost, expand, add to, heighten, enlarge, magnify, amplify, jack up, hoick The extra cost will bump up the price.
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bump
v bump [bamp]
to knock or strike (something) She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.
n
1 (the sound of) a blow or knock We heard a loud bump.
2 a swelling or raised part a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.
n bumper
a bar on a motor vehicle to lessen damage when it collides with anything.
adj
excellent in some way, especially by being large a bumper crop.
adj bumpy
uneven a bumpy road.
bump into
to meet (someone) by accident I bumped into him in the street.
bump of
(slang) to murder someone.
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