bump in English dictionary

  • bump

    Meanings and definitions of "bump"

    • To knock against or run into with a jolt.
    • (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.
    • 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.
    • (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 the drug ketamine, when taken recreationally.
    • interjection
      (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.
    • noun
      A light blow or jolting collision.
    • noun
      The sound of such a collision.
    • noun
      A protuberance on a level surface.
    • noun
      A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
    • noun
      One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind.
    • noun
      (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.
    • noun
      The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
    • noun
      (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.
    • noun
      A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
    • noun
      (slang)
      A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
    • noun
      The noise made by the bittern; a boom.
    • noun
      A coarse cotton fabric.
    • noun
      A training match for a fighting dog.
    • noun
      (snooker, slang)
      The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
    • verb
      To knock against or run into with a jolt.
    • verb
      To move up or down by a step.
    • verb
      (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.
    • verb
      (chemistry, of a superheated liquid)
      To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move the time of a scheduled event.
    • verb
      (archaic)
      To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
    • 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
    • the swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman
    • What grows on mens head, after having hit it hard enough to a solid edge, or having been hit on the head with something hard.
    • To impact with another object, resulting in a change of direction and/or velocity of one or both objects.
    • A local swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
    • To encounter something by accident or after searching for it.
    • A hard and loud hit received by someone when falling.
    • noun
      an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
    • noun
      a lump on the body caused by a blow
    • 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"
    • verb
      assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
    • 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"
    • verb
      dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"
    • verb
      knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
    • verb
      remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

    Synonyms of "bump" in English dictionary

    hump, depute, dislodge are the top synonyms of "bump" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "bump" in English dictionary

    promote is the antonym of "bump" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of bump

    • bump ( third-person singular simple present bumps, present participle bumping, simple past and past participle bumped)
    • bump ( plural  bumps)
    • bump (plural bumps)
    • bump (third-person singular simple present bumps, present participle bumping, simple past and past participle bumped)
  • BUMP

    Meanings and definitions of "bump"

    • interjection
      (Internet)
      Alternative form of [i]bump[/i]
  • Bump

    Meanings and definitions of "bump"

    • proper
      A surname.

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