What is the meaning of bump?

noun

  • A lump on the body caused by a blow.
  • Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.
    • usage: "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"
  • An impact (as from a collision. )
    • usage: "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

verb

  • Knock against with force or violence.
    • usage: "My car bumped into the tree"
  • Come upon, as if by accident; meet with.
    • usage: "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"
  • Dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward.
    • usage: "bump and grind"
  • Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank.
    • usage: "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
  • Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied.
    • usage: "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
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APAWordNet. (2010). bump. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bump/definitions/1246353
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "bump" http://smartdefine.org/bump/definitions/1246353 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, bump, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/bump/definitions/1246353>.
MLAWordNet. "bump" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/bump/definitions/1246353>
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