Definitions for bump

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bump bump

Spelling: [buhmp]

IPA: /bʌmp/

Bump is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in bump (bmpu).

Definitions for bump

noun

1. an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
2. the shock of a blow or collision.
3. a swelling or contusion from a blow.
4. a small area raised above the level of the surrounding surface; protuberance:
5. Informal. a promotion or demotion; transfer to a higher or lower level:
6. Informal. an increase in amount, especially of salary or a wager:
7. Aeronautics. a rapidly rising current of air that gives an airplane a severe upward thrust.
8. a dance movement in which the pelvis is abruptly thrust forward in a provocative manner, especially to the accompaniment of an accented musical beat. Compare grind (def 20).
9. Mining. crump (def 6).

Verb phrases

1. bump into, Informal. to meet by chance:
2. bump off, Slang. to kill, especially to murder:

verb (used with object)

1. to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike:
2. to cause to strike or collide:
3. to dislodge or displace by the force of collision.
4. to dislodge by appropriating the privileges of:
5. to demote or dismiss:
6. to force upward; raise:
7. to move to a new position:
8. Digital Technology. to move (an online post or thread) to the top of the reverse chronological list by adding a new comment or post to the thread:
9. Poker. raise (def 24).

verb (used without object)

1. to come in contact or collide with (often followed by against or into):
2. to bounce along; proceed in a series of jolts:
3. to dance by thrusting the pelvis forward abruptly, in a provocative manner, especially to the accompaniment of an accented musical beat. Compare grind (def 14).
4. to boil with violent jolts caused by the sudden eruption of large bubbles through the surface.

Origin of bump

First recorded in 1560-70; imitative

Examples for bump

I want to see as much as I can of you to-day, because to-night there is the bump Supper, and to-morrow morning, alas!

"bump them off, of course, as Johnny so prettily puts it," yawned Sadie languidly.

In May, Michaele holed up in an L.A. recording studio and produced her very first pop single, “bump It.”

bump along with Bill to his newest (and possibly only) dance track in this promo video for GatesLetter.com.

As bump notes, this goes a long way toward explaining the disciplinary disparity between blacks and whites in public schools.

Mr. bump lives in Manhattan with his wife, China, and his dog, Lucy.

The pole seemed to have magnetic qualities and the result was "bump."

bump came Edward's foot against the door, making them all shriek.

However the breakfast show they were working on has been axed and will be replaced by a show called The bump.

I dreamt last night that you picked a rose from the middle of my bump.