Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word BUMP

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Definitions of BUMP

1. A light blow or jolting collision.
2. The sound of such a collision.
3. A protuberance on a level surface.
4. A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
5. The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
6. A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
7. In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
8. A training match for a fighting dog.
9. To knock against or run into with a jolt.
10. To move up or down by a step; displace.
11. The breeding call made by the bittern; a boom.
12. Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call.
13. (card games) 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.
14. (card games) 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.
15. (obsolete) One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (dated, metonymically) the faculty itself
16. (rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
17. (Internet) 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.
18. (slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
19. (preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.
20. (uncountable) A coarse cotton fabric.
21. (snooker, slang) The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
22. (US, slang, uncountable) Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
23. (industrial relations) A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.
24. (Internet) 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.
25. (chemistry, of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
26. (transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
27. (transitive) To move the time of (a scheduled event).
28. (transitive) To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
29. (intransitive, archaic) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
30. (printing, dated) To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.
31. (slang, transitive) To assassinate; to bump off.
32. (industrial relations, transitive) To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.
33. (colloquial, dated) To anger, irritate.
34. (internet) 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.
35. A surname.
36. (Internet) Alternative form of bump.

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