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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bump

1
 nv
an impact (as from a collision)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
2
 v
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bump
1

n an impact (as from a collision)

“the bump threw him off the bicycle”
Synonyms:
blow
Types:
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jar, jolt, jounce, shock
a sudden jarring impact
concussion
any violent blow
rap, strike, tap
a gentle blow
bang, bash, belt, knock, smash
a vigorous blow
buffeting, pounding
repeated heavy blows
sideswipe
a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
slap, smack
a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
Type of:
impact
the striking of one body against another

n something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Synonyms:
bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
Types:
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frontal eminence
either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
occipital protuberance
prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
belly
a part that bulges deeply
caput
a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
mogul
a bump on a ski slope
nub, nubble
a small lump or protuberance
snag
a sharp protuberance
wart
any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
Type of:
projection
any solid convex shape that juts out from something

n a lump on the body caused by a blow

Type of:
harm, hurt, injury, trauma
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

v come upon, as if by accident; meet with

Synonyms:
chance, encounter, find, happen

v knock against with force or violence

“My car bumped into the tree”
Synonyms:
knock
Type of:
collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
hit against; come into sudden contact with

v dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

“bump and grind”
Type of:
dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
2

v remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

Synonyms:
dislodge
Types:
throw
cause to fall off
Type of:
displace
cause to move, usually with force or pressure

v assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Synonyms:
break, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
Antonyms:
advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Types:
sideline
remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position
reduce
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
Type of:
assign, delegate, depute, designate
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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