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1.NounA light blow or jolting collision."His car had a tiny bump with a moving bus."
2.NounThe sound of such a collision."He heard a loud bump and saw the front part of his car was broken and the driver of the other car was running to apologise."
3.NounA protuberance on a level surface.
4.NounA swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
5.NounOne of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also the faculty itself"the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness"
6.NounThe point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
7.NounThe swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
8.NounA post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
9.NounA temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph."US presidential nominees get a post-convention bump in survey ratings."
10.NounA dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
11.NounA disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump their hips together.
12.NounIn skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
13.NounA coarse cotton fabric.
14.NounA training match for a fighting dog.
15.NounThe jaw of either of the middle pockets.
16.NounMusic, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
17.NounA short, self-promotional spot on a radio or television station.
18.NounA reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.
19.NounIn the game of khanhoo, the act of claiming a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
20.NounA minor problem or difficulty.
21.NounA sudden movement of underground strata, preceded by a characteristic sound.
22.VerbTo knock against or run into with a jolt."Their car got bumped while they were turning at the junction."
23.VerbTo move up or down by a step; displace."I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read."
24.VerbTo post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
25.VerbTo suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
26.VerbTo move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
27.VerbTo move the time of (a scheduled event).
28.VerbTo pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
29.VerbTo increase (a version number).
30.VerbTo make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
31.VerbTo spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.
32.VerbTo assassinate; to bump off.
33.VerbTo displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.
34.VerbTo anger, irritate.
35.VerbIn the game of khanhoo, to claim a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
36.VerbTo play music through a speaker, often loudly and in public.
37.VerbTo encounter and stop, to catch.
38.VerbTo move while bumping up and down, as a cart or car does on rough ground."The car bumped over the dirt road."
39.InterjectionPosted in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
40.NounThe breeding call made by the bittern; a boom.
41.VerbOf a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call.