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bump

/ bump /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an impact (as from a collision)
"the bump threw him off the bicycle"
Type of:
impact
Kinds of:
jolt jar jounce concussion rap
Derived:
knock
noun Sense 2
a lump on the body caused by a blow
Type of:
injury hurt harm
verb Sense 3
knock against with force or violence
"My car bumped into the tree"
Type of:
hit strike impinge on
Derived:
blow bumper
See also:
run into bump into jar against butt against knock against
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
"bump and grind"
Type of:
dance trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
Type of:
projection
Kinds of:
frontal eminence occipital protuberance belly caput mogul
Derived:
protrude pop pop out bulge bulge out
verb Sense 6
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
"She was demoted because she always speaks up"
"He was broken down to Sargeant"
Opposites:
promote upgrade advance kick upstairs raise
Type of:
delegate designate depute
Kinds of:
reduce
Derived:
relegation demotion
See also:
murder slay hit dispatch bump off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
"The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
Type of:
expel eject chuck out
Kinds of:
throw
Derived:
dislodgment dislodgement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
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"
Derived:
meeting encounter discovery find uncovering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

impact jolt jar jounce concussion rap injury hurt harm hit strike impinge on