Noun
an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

Noun
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form

Noun
a lump on the body caused by a blow

Verb
knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"

Verb
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

Verb
dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

Verb
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"

Verb
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"

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v. t.
To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

v. i.
To come in violent contact with something; to thump.

n.
A thump; a heavy blow.

n.
A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.

n.
One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness."

n.
The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.

v. i.
To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.

n.
The noise made by the bittern.

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Bump

Bump , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bumped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bumping.] [Cf. W. pwmp round mass, pwmpiaw to thump, bang, and E. bum, v.i., boom to roar.] To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

Bump

Bump, v. i. To come in violent contact with something; to thump. "Bumping and jumping." Southey.

Bump

Bump , n. [From Bump to strike, to thump.] 1. A thump; a heavy blow. 2. A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.

It had upon its brow A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone.

3. (Phren.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness." [Colloq.] 4. The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following. [Eng.]

Bump

Bump, v. i. [See Boom to roar.] To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.

As a bittern bumps within a reed.

Bump

Bump, n. The noise made by the bittern.

To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

To come in violent contact with something; to thump.

A thump; a heavy blow.

To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.

The noise made by the bittern.