bump
bəmp
noun
1.
a light blow or a jolting collision.
"a nasty bump on the head"
synonyms: crash, smash, smack, crack, jolt, thud, thump; More
the dull sound of a light blow or jolting collision.
AERONAUTICS
a rising air current causing an irregularity in an aircraft's motion.
2.
a protuberance on a level surface.
"bumps in the road"
synonyms: lump, ridge, bulge, protuberance; More
a swelling on the skin, esp. one caused by illness or injury.
synonyms: lump, ridge, bulge, protuberance;
a prominence on a person's skull, formerly thought to indicate a particular mental faculty; such a faculty.
"he was making the most of his bump of direction"
3.
informal
an increase.
"a slight bump in sales"
4.
a loosely woven fleeced cotton fabric used in upholstery and as lining material.
verb
verb: bump; 3rd person present: bumps; past tense: bumped; past participle: bumped; gerund or present participle: bumping
1.
knock or run into someone or something, typically with a jolt.
"I almost bumped into him"
synonyms: hit, crash into, smash into, smack into, slam into, bang into, knock into, run into, plow into;
meet by chance.
"we might just bump into each other"
synonyms: meet, meet by chance, encounter, run into/across, come across, chance on, happen on More
hurt or damage (something) by striking or knocking it against something else.
"she bumped her head on the sink"
cause to collide with something.
"she went through the door, bumping the bag against it"
2.
move or travel with much jolting and jarring.
"the car bumped along the rutted track"
synonyms: bounce, jolt, jerk, rattle, shake