bump

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Pronunciation
/bÊŒmp/
Noun
17 definition(s)
1 Definition

A light blow or jolting collision.

2 Definition

The sound of such a collision.

3 Definition

A protuberance on a level surface.

4 Definition

A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.

5 Definition

One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (metonymically) the faculty itself

Example Sentences
  • the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness
6 Definition

The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.

7 Definition

The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.

8 Definition

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.

9 Definition

A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.

Example Sentences
  • US presidential nominees get a post-convention bump in survey ratings.
10 Definition

A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.

11 Definition

The noise made by the bittern; a boom.

12 Definition

(preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.

13 Definition

In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.

14 Definition

A coarse cotton fabric.

15 Definition

A training match for a fighting dog.

16 Definition

The jaw of either of the middle pockets.

17 Definition

Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.

Verb
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

To knock against or run into with a jolt.

2 Definition

To move up or down by a step; displace.

Example Sentences
  • I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.
3 Definition

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.

4 Definition

(of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.

5 Definition

To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.

6 Definition

To move the time of (a scheduled event).

7 Definition

To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.

8 Definition

To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.

9 Definition

To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.