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- DictionaryBump/bəmp/
noun
- 1. a light blow or a jolting collision: "a nasty bump on the head" Similar joltcollisioncrashsmashsmackcrackthwackbangthudthumpbuffetknockraptapimpactinformal:whackbashwallop
- ▪ a rising air current causing an irregularity in an aircraft's motion.
- ▪ the dull sound of a light blow or jolting collision.
- 2. a protuberance on a level surface: "bumps in the road" Similar humpbulgelumpknobknotprojectionprominenceeminenceridgeprotuberanceOpposite pothole
- ▪ a swelling on the skin, especially one caused by illness or injury: "her mosquito bites had come up in huge red bumps" Similar swellinglumpbulgeinjurycontusionnodulenodeoutgrowthgrowthcarbunclehunchexcrescenceprotuberanceprojectiontechnical:processbullarare:tumescenceintumescencetumefaction
- ▪ a lump on a person's skull, formerly thought to indicate a particular mental faculty. dated
- 3. an increase: informal US "a slight bump in sales"
- 4. (in an online forum) an act of posting on an inactive thread in order to move it to the top of the list of active threads: "I'm giving this thread a well-deserved bump"
- 5. a loosely woven fleeced cotton fabric used in upholstery and as lining material.
verb
- 1. knock or run into someone or something with a jolt: "I almost bumped into him" Similar hitrambang (into)collide withbe in collision withstrikeknock (into)knock againstcrash into/againstsmash intoslam intocrack into/againstdash againstrun intoplow intoimpactOpposite miss
- ▪ 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" Similar bouncejoltjerkrattleshakejounce
- ▪ push (something) jerkily in a specified direction: "she had to bump the wheelchair down the steps"
- 3. (of an airline) refuse (a passenger) a reserved place on a flight as a consequence of deliberate overbooking: "if you check in on time and are bumped, you will be entitled to a full refund"
- ▪ displace from a job or role, especially in favor of someone else: North American "she was bumped for a youthful model"
- 4. (in an online forum) post on (an inactive thread) in order to move it to the top of the list of active threads: "if no one responds after 24 hours, you can bump your thread"
Word Origin mid 16th century (as a verb): imitative, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.
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