- (n.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness.".
- (n.) A thump; a heavy blow.
- (v.t.) To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
- (n.) The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
- (v.i.) To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
- (v.i.) To make a loud, heavy or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
- (n.) The noise made by the bittern.
- (n.) A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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