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bump

/bʌmp/noun, verb1 syllable

Bump means: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.

Synonyms for bump24

noun, as in something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

bulge, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence

noun, as in an impact (as from a collision)

blow

verb, as in come upon, as if by accident; meet with

find, happen, chance, encounter

verb, as in assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

demote, relegate, break, kick downstairs

verb, as in knock against with force or violence

knock

verb, as in remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

dislodge

verb, as in to play music at loud volume

slap

also used for bump

baby bump

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What does bump mean?10

noun

1

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings“the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”

2

an impact (as from a collision)“the bump threw him off the bicycle”

3

a lump on the body caused by a blow

verb

1

come upon, as if by accident; meet with“We find this idea in Plato”

2

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank“She was demoted because she always speaks up”

3

knock against with force or violence“My car bumped into the tree”

4

remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied“The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space”

5

to play music at loud volume

6

dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward“bump and grind”

7

to enjoy some music greatly

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bump?11

one syllable

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Bump in a sentence

  • We tried again to bump off the politician, but couldn't do it.AlanF_US
  • Not long later, we happened to bump into each other again.sundown
  • In this parking place, the trailer would bump into the roof.Amittai
  • I waited outside, thinking that we might meet bump into each other.sundown
  • If the truck hits a bump, you'd fall off.Amastan
  • She wasn't hurt, but she got goose bumps when her car nearly crashed.Zifre
  • There are bumps on the road, so please pay attention.DJ_Saidez
  • Fortunetellers in tents with gnostic symbols read palms, faces, feet, bumps on the head.Cangarejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bump

as a noun

plural
bumps

as a verb

past tense
bumped
present participle
bumping
third-person singular
bumps
past participle
bumped