bump

(bŭmp)

v., bumped, bump·ing, bumps.

v.tr.

1. To strike or collide with.
2. To cause to knock against an obstacle.
3. 1. To knock to a new position; shift: bumped the crate out of the way.
   2. To shake up and down; jolt: bumped the child on her knee; was bumped about on a rough flight.
4. 1. To displace from a position within a group or organization.
   2. To deprive (a passenger) of a reserved seat because of overbooking.
5. To raise; boost: bump up the price of gasoline.
6. Sports. To pass (a volleyball) by redirecting it with the forearms.

v.intr.

1. To hit or knock against something.
2. To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain.
3. Sports. To bump a volleyball.

n.

1. 1. A blow, collision, or jolt.
   2. The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark.
2. 1. A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.
   2. A slight swelling or lump.
   3. Something, such as unevenness or a hole in a road, that causes a bump.
3. A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.
4. One of the natural protuberances on the human skull, considered to have significance in phrenology.
5. A forward thrust of the pelvis, as in a burlesque striptease.
6. Sports. A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.
7. Slang. A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.

phrasal verbs:

bump into

1. To meet by chance: I often bump into him at the supermarket.

bump off Slang.

1. To murder.

[Imitative.]

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verb

1. To come together or come up against with force: collide, crash. See conflict/cooperation.
2. To proceed with sudden, abrupt movements: jerk, jolt. See repetition.
3. To put out by force: dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust, throw out. Informal chuck. Slang boot, bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone theheave-hoold heave-ho, send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See keep/release.
4. To lower in rank or grade: break, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce. Slang bust. See rise/fall.

phrasal verb - bump into

To find or meet by chance: chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Archaic alight on (or upon). Idioms: meet up with,, meet.

phrasal verb - bump off

To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully: destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay. Informal put away. Slang do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap,, help/harm/harmless.

noun

1. Violent forcible contact between two or more things: collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, percussion, shock, smash. See conflict/cooperation.
2. An unevenness or elevation on a surface: hump, knob, knot, lump, nub, protuberance. See convex/concave.
3. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example: bunch, knot, lump, swelling. See convex/concave.

Idioms beginning with bump:
bump off

See also goose pimples (bumps); like a bump on a log.

v

Definition: collide
Antonyms: flow, glide, sail

Synonym for increment. Has the same meaning as C's ++ operator. Used esp. of counter variables, pointers, and index dummies in for, while, and do-while loops.

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1. mod. having a good beat.  Man, this music is bumping. I can feel the beat.
2. mod. crowded and busy.  This place is bumping. Let's sit in the corner, out of the way.
3. mod. really good; cool.  We had a bumping time at Tiff 's last night.

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IN BRIEF: A heavy jolt, blow, or collision. A swollen or enlarged area.

Pat tried not to bump the car in front of her.

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bumping
noun   informal the practice of making a job redundant but keeping on the person who did that job and offering them the job of another employee whose dismissal would have a smaller financial impact on the employer

For most people, any experience of 'bumping' will be confined to volatile airport queues where the airline is desperately trying to persuade passengers to give up their seats on an overbooked flight... But bumping is taking on a more prominent role in the thorny area of redundancy and unfair dismissal law and has highlighted the lengths employers need to go to to offer alternative employment when they are considering redundancies, if they are to avoid unfair dismissal claims against them (Scotland on Sunday)

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noun
noun

The action of thrusting forward the abdomen or hips in a dance. (1943 —) . Cf. grind noun 5.

[From earlier sense, (sound of) a heavy blow.]

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A term used to describe a variety of papulonodular dermatoses in horses, including ‘heat bumps’, ‘feed bumps’, ‘protein bumps’, ‘wheat bumps’ and others. No specific disease or etiology has been assigned to the term and veterinary dermatologists wish it would disappear from use.

For a list of words related to bumped, see:

• Commercial Airlines, Airports, and Air Force - bumped: (adj) refused seating on flight for which one has reservation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bump, stød, slag
v. tr. - bumpe, støde, dunke
v. intr. - støde ind i

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    skrabe mod bunden
• bump into    løbe ind i, støde ind i
• bump off    myrde, rydde af vejen
• bump up    sætte i vejret, give et skub opad
• with a bump    med et bump

Nederlands (Dutch)
bult, buil, bons, turbulentie tijdens vlucht, (mv) het op- en neergooien van een jarige, botsen, stoten, raken, hobbelen, zwanger maken

Français (French)
n. - choc, heurt, coup, cahot, secousse, inégalité (d'une surface), bosse, protubérance, (Aviat) trou d'air
v. tr. - heurter, tamponner, entrer en collision
v. intr. - buter, entrer en collision, heurter, cahoter, bringuebaler

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    heurter le fond, cogner le fond
• bump into    butter contre, se cogner contre, entrer en collision avec, tamponner, rentrer dans, rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur
• bump off    supprimer (qn), faire la peau à (qn), descendre (avec un fusil)
• bump up    gonfler les prix (d'une façon exagérée)
• with a bump    (faire) un casse cul

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlag, Buckel, Beule, Höcker
v. - zusammenstoßen, stoßen, rumpeln

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    (gleichförmig) schlecht gehen
• bump into    auffahren auf, prallen gegen, zufällig treffen
• bump off    kaltmachen
• bump up    (ugs.) aufschlagen, aufbessern
• with a bump    mit einem Ruck

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τρακάρω, πέφτω απάνω, σκοντάφτω, χτυπώ, κοπανώ, ταρακουνιέμαι, τραντάζομαι
n. - πρόσκρουση, τρακάρισμα, πρήξιμο, καρούμπαλο, εξόγκωμα (σαμαράκι) δρόμου, κενό αέρος, τράνταγμα

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    δεν δείχνω σημεία ανάκαμψης
• bump into    προσκρούω σε, πέφτω πάνω σε, συναντώ τυχαία
• bump off    καθαρίζω, βγάζω από τη μέση
• bump up    αυξάνω (τιμή κ.λπ.)
• with a bump    απότομα, στα γρήγορα

Italiano (Italian)
sbattere, urtare, tonfo, bernoccolo

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    essere sull'orlo della rovina
• bump into    urtare contro, imbattersi in qualcuno
• bump off    fare fuori
• bump up    aumentare
• with a bump    violentemente, improvvisamente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - colidir, mover-se aos trancos
n. - baque (m), impacto (m), galo (m) (fig.)

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    mover para frente e para trás
• bump into    encontrar alguém por acaso
• bump off    matar
• bump up    aumentar, melhorar
• with a bump    com um baque

Русский (Russian)
врезаться, стукнуться, глухой удар, ухаб, шишка

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    как-то переносить на низком уровне
• bump into    столкнуться с, наткнуться на
• bump off    убрать (кого-либо)
• bump up    увеличить, преувеличить
• with a bump    с грохотом, врезаться в край тротуара

Español (Spanish)
n. - chocar, estampido, golpe, chichón
v. tr. - chocar, tropezar, golpear
v. intr. - despachar, matar, morir

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    avanzar dando tumbos
• bump into    chocar con, tropezar con, encontrarse a
• bump off    despachar, acabar con, matar, liquidar
• bump up    aumentar, subir
• with a bump    repentinamente, violentamente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - törna, stöta, dunka
n. - törn, stöt, duns

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
撞击, 肿块, 碰撞, 撞, 颠簸而行

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    一直不成功
• bump into    无意中遇到
• bump off    猛然推开, 谋杀, 杀死
• bump up    提高
• with a bump    砰的一声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 撞擊, 腫塊
v. tr. - 碰撞
v. intr. - 撞, 顛簸而行

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    一直不成功
• bump into    無意中遇到
• bump off    猛然推開, 謀殺, 殺死
• bump up    提高
• with a bump    砰的一聲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 충돌, 혹, 재능
v. tr. - ~에 충돌하다, 쫓아내다, ~을 올리다
v. intr. - 부딪다, 차가 덜컥덜컥 나아가다

idioms:

• bump into    남과 우연히 마주치다
• bump off    ~을 죽이다
• bump up    올리다
• with a bump    갑자기 좋지 않은 상황에 빠진

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 衝突, ドスンと当たること, こぶ
v. - ぶつける, 突き当たる, ガタガタ進む
adv. - ドスンと

idioms:

• bump along the bottom    底辺をこきざみに移動する
• bump into    …にぶつかる, …にばったり会う
• bump off    ぶつけて落とす
• bump up    急増させる, 昇進させる
• with a bump    ドシンと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) صدم, اصطدم ب, التقى ب (الاسم) ورم, صدمه, رجه, نتوء, بروز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבטה, בליטה, נפיחות, טראח!, טלאי על כביש, בליטה על הגולגולת, הנקודה בה סירה משיגה אחרת במירוץ-סירות, סטייה מנתיב טיסה בשל זרם אוויר, זרם אוויר‬
v. tr. - ‮חבט, היכה, התנגש ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮נע בטלטולים, היטלטל, התנגש ב-‬

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