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bump English

Meaning bump meaning

What does bump mean?
Definitions in simple English

bump Noun

— A bump is a small impact between two things. I felt a slight bump as the plane touched the landing strip. — A bump is a sound that might be made when two things hit each other. I looked up when I heard the bump of a car as it drove into another one parked outside my house. — A bump is a small lump or swelling on something that is smooth. Try to drive round the big bump in the road. — A bump is a small lump or swelling on the skin or anywhere else on your body. I rubbed the small bump on my nose, and wondered if it was going to get any bigger.

bump Verb

— If something bumps, it knocks gently against something else, usually making a small noise. I could hear the open door bumping in the breeze. — If you bump something, you knock it slightly. He bumped the chair as he walked past, so I put it back in place again.

bump

— verb (= knock) knock against with force or violence My car bumped into the tree — verb dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward bump and grind — verb (= find, happen, chance) come upon, as if by accident; meet with 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 — noun a lump on the body caused by a blow — noun (= bulge, hump, prominence, protuberance, excrescence) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings 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 — noun an impact (as from a collision) the bump threw him off the bicycle — verb (= demote, break) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank She was demoted because she always speaks up He was broken down to Sergeant — verb (= dislodge) remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space

Synonyms bump synonyms

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bump English » English

lump swelling protuberance knock hit strike hump bulge blow knob jolt collide push bang knot jostle crash touch shove shake impact thump jerk excrescence protrusion gnarl collision blister vibrate tuber toss stroke shock rock ram prominence nudge butt smash slam projection mound ledge knoll jut jounce impinge concussion clout wobble

Topics bump topics

What do people use bump to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive Hear

Types of sounds
Person Healthy

Injure
Physical actions Physical impact

Hit
Person Life Die

Kill
Work and occupation Working with buildings Infrastructure

Road
States Location Here, there

Touching, contact

Conjugation bump conjugation

How do you conjugate bump?

bump · verb

Examples bump examples

How do I use bump in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The boy has a huge bump on his head. No wonder he cried so much!
Tom has a large bump on the back of his head.
Astronauts are weightless and can sleep in any orientation. However, they have to attach themselves so they don't float around and bump into something.
Fist bump.
Tom gave Mary a fist bump.
Sasha had a huge bump on his head.
He went bump down the stairs.
A speed bump is used for a forced speed reduction of the car.
What a surprise to bump into you here!
I bump into Tom from time to time.
Tom drove over a bump.

Movie subtitles

How did you just magically bump into Josh's mother at the market?
Then, Barry and Kelly, you're gonna bump into her and start small talk to keep her inside the store.
I set up an accidental meeting by doing the old shopping cart bump.
Worst cart bump ever.
Do you remember how you got the bump on the head? No idea.
If I'm gonna bump off the enemy, I gotta have some practise.
If it weren't for Miss Dawson being here, I'd bump your heads together.
Maybe you just bump your head on bunk when you get up this morning, huh?
You sure you didn't bump your head, Manuel?
You log on a bump.
I'm waiting for the bump.
You can't bump off a priest.
All you had to do was bump me off.
How did I get this bump on my forehead?
Attaboy, Bump. You'll get him, sure.
And if it weren't for Miss Dawson, I'd bump your heads together.
Well, don't stand there like a bump on a log. Go along and tell her.
Nothing but a bump back there.
Yes. A bump on the head.
But just to find out, I'll bump ya 2,OOO.
How anyone can be so stupid to stand there. and continually bump their head is beyond me!
Maybe you might bump your head, if.
Bump him off the road!
This isn't a dog, he's a bump on a log!
If I'm gonna bump off the enemy, I gotta have some practise. Ow!
Attaboy, Bump.
Hey, T.B., feel that bump.
You're talking through your hat. You can't bump off a priest.
But just to find out, I'll bump ya 2,OOO. Eh, Frenchy?
She got quite a bump on the head.
You didn't bump into Williams, did you?

News and current affairs

Obviously, I knew that the police take bribes, but was concerned that Boris might bump into one who wasn't corrupt.
Whenever most kinds of particles move from point A to point B, they continually bump into Higgs particles, slowing their motion.
Growth, it was thought, might slow slightly in 2011, but it would be a minor bump on the way to robust recovery.

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