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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | knock |
| Type of | impinge on, run into, strike, collide with, hit |
| Derivation | bumper |
My car bumped into the tree.
bump::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling |
| Type of | projection |
| Has types | snag, mogul, nub, nubble, occipital protuberance, caput, frontal eminence, wart, belly |
bump::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | trip the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic, dance |
bump and grind.
Examples of bump
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These are often called bump-up CDs, though some banks have other names for them.
From the foxbusiness.com
Even if the tech market is at the bottom, it could bump along there for a while.
From the businessweek.com
A total redesign would have a lot more fanfare, so this is probably a spec bump.
From the techcrunch.com
Neighbors in a complicated region, they are bound to bump up against each other.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
Small speed bump I'n life, luckily we own hummers, we will cruise right over it.
From the orlandosentinel.com
That rise would take care of a Pujols bump for six weeks but not for six months.
From the bostonherald.com
Bacon is that little extra bump toward gourmet that enhances foods of all kinds.
From the tennessean.com
The boats are using live anchovies now, so that could be part of the count bump.
From the sacbee.com
If your legs are up to it, nearby Highline is the longest bump run in the world.
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- A lump on the body caused by a blow
- Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
- Bulge: 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"
- Find: 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"
- Blow: an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
- Dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"
- Bump The Show (BUMP+) is an interactive web series launched in January 2010 from Yellow Line Studios. The show uses a 'reality' format and follows the stories of three women facing unintended pregnancies.
- Bump! is a Canadian gay and lesbian travel and lifestyle television series. Currently, Bump! is hosted by Shannon McDonough and Charlie David; David joined as host with the start of Season 2. ...
- Bump is an experimental Jazz fusion album by John Scofield. It was released on March 14, 2000 by Verve Records. The album was produced by Lee Townsend and recorded & mixed by Joe Ferla and Kevin Killen, executive producer was Susan Scofield.
