Bump - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (syn: bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling)
- an impact (as from a collision) (syn: blow)
verb
- dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
- remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied (syn: dislodge)
Extra examples
He wound up with a few minor bumps and bruises from the fight.
Did you feel a bump?
I have a bruise from where I bumped my head.
Be careful not to bump the vase.
You nearly bumped me off the edge!
The jolt bumped him right out of his seat.
They bumped into us from behind.
The boat bumped against the pier.
The TV show will be bumped to a new time.
Increasing fuel costs are bumping the company's prices higher.
The loss bumped us out of first place.
His mood of exaltation fell with a bump into the trough of melancholy.
I've bumped into the door and hurt my knee.
I bumped into an old friend in town today.
Then he bumped me against the wall.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: bump
he/she/it: bumps
present participle: bumping
past tense: bumped
past participle: bumped
singular: bump
plural: bumps
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