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Bump

//bʌmp// intj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj

1
Posted in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads. Internet
2
Alternative form of bump. Internet, alt-of, alternative

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
A light blow or jolting collision. countable, uncountable
"His car had a tiny bump with a moving bus."
2
The breeding call made by the bittern; a boom. countable, uncountable
3
an impact (as from a collision) wordnet
4
The sound of such a collision. countable, uncountable
"He heard a loud bump and saw the front part of his car was broken and the driver of the other car was running to apologise."
5
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings wordnet

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6
A protuberance on a level surface. countable, uncountable
7
a lump on the body caused by a blow wordnet
8
A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury. countable, uncountable
"It had upon its brow / A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone."
9
One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (dated, metonymic) the faculty itself countable, obsolete, uncountable
"the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness"
10
The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead. countable, uncountable
11
The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman. countable, uncountable
12
A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads. Internet, countable, uncountable
13
A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph. countable, uncountable
"US presidential nominees get a post-convention bump in survey ratings."
14
A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally. countable, slang, uncountable
"“They're getting their drugs mixed up,” she said. “If someone did a line of coke, it would be a very different size than if someone did a bump of ketamine, right? So if they're thinking it's cocaine and they do a line, they could go into a k-hole and be completely unable to move for hours. Maybe not hours, but for a while.”"
15
A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump their hips together. countable, uncountable
"We sing […] "God Save the Queen" done in mime and finally "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley" to a Hawaiian rock with Phoebe doing the bump."
16
In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope. countable, uncountable
17
A coarse cotton fabric. uncountable
18
A training match for a fighting dog. countable, uncountable
19
The jaw of either of the middle pockets. countable, slang, uncountable
20
Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response. US, slang, uncountable
"Call me the juice and you know I'm a stunt; ride in the car with some bump in the trunk."
21
A short, self-promotional spot on a radio or television station. US, countable, uncountable
22
A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority. countable, uncountable
"For example, chain bumping, in which a bump by one employee initiates a series of consecutive bumps down a progression line before a layoff results, produces the greatest average number of reassignments per redundant employee."
23
In the game of khanhoo, the act of claiming a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence. countable, uncountable
24
A minor problem or difficulty. colloquial, countable, uncountable
""I'll try my best, but we still have a few bumps to work out," Ryder muttered."
25
A sudden movement of underground strata, preceded by a characteristic sound. countable, uncountable

Verb

1
To knock against or run into with a jolt.
"Their car got bumped while they were turning at the junction."
2
Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call.
3
knock against with force or violence wordnet
4
To move up or down by a step; displace.
"I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read."
5
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied wordnet

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6
To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads. Internet
"As in [the online forum] carersvoicesnz, certain contributors were more visible, taking the initiative to "bump" the thread to bring it back into view if it went quiet."
7
to play music at loud volume wordnet
8
To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid. physical
"Heat until the liquid bumps, then reduce the heat and continue the boiling for 1½ hours."
9
to enjoy some music greatly wordnet
10
To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations. transitive
"Easyjet said the compensation package for passengers bumped off flights was 'probably the most flawed piece of European legislation in recent years' […]"
11
dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward wordnet
12
To move the time of (a scheduled event). transitive
"A colleague emails with news that her 4:30 meeting got bumped to 3:30."
13
come upon, as if by accident; meet with wordnet
14
To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins. transitive
15
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank wordnet
16
To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom. archaic, intransitive
"as a bittern bumps within a reed"
17
To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages. dated
18
To assassinate; to bump off. slang, transitive
"You know about the night the kid bumped Brody?"
19
To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority. transitive
"Employees with 2 years or more, and less than 8 years plant seniority, may bump a probationary employee."
20
To anger, irritate. colloquial, dated
"After his ancestors had been browbeaten by the Puritans, and his ancestors had been driven out by the early pioneers [...], if he learned that a magnificent bronze statue is to be erected to his ancestors; wouldn't it bump an Indian?"
21
In the game of khanhoo, to claim a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
22
To play music through a speaker, often loudly and in public. slang
23
To encounter and stop, to catch. US, slang
24
To move while bumping up and down, as a cart or car does on rough ground. intransitive
"The car bumped over the dirt road."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Early Modern English bump (“a shock, blow from a collision”), probably of North Germanic origin; compare Danish bump (“a thump”), Danish bumpe (“to thump”), Old Danish bumpe (“to strike with a clenched fist”), all probably of imitative origin. Apparently related to Middle English bumben, bummen (“to make a hollow noise”), Dutch bommen (“to hum, buzz”), German Low German bumsen (“to bump, push”), German bummen (“to hum, buzz”), Icelandic bumba (“drum”). More at bum, bumble. Compare also bomb.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Etymology 4

From Early Modern English; onomatopoeic.

Etymology 5

From Early Modern English; onomatopoeic.

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