Bump[buhmp]
verb (used with object)
1.
to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck.
2.
to cause to strike or collide: He bumped the car against a tree.
3.
to dislodge or displace by the force of collision.
4.
Informal . to dislodge; to appropriate the privileges of: When the general found there were no additional seats on the plane, he bumped a major. The airline bumped me from the flight.
5.
to demote, promote, or dismiss: He was bumped from his job.
verb (used without object)
8.
to come in contact or collide with (often followed by against or into ): She bumped into me.
9.
to bounce along; proceed in a series of jolts: The old car bumped down the road.
10.
to dance by thrusting the pelvis forward abruptly, in a provocative manner, especially to the accompaniment of an accented musical beat. Compare grind ( def. 13 ) .
11.
to boil with violent jolts caused by the sudden eruption of large bubbles through the surface.
noun
12.
an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
13.
the shock of a blow or collision.
14.
a swelling or contusion from a blow.
15.
a small area raised above the level of the surrounding surface; protuberance: He tripped over a bump on a road.
16.
Informal . a promotion or demotion; transfer to a higher or lower level: He got a bump to vice president of the company.
Verb phrases
21.
bump into, Informal . to meet by chance: I bumped into an old friend yesterday.
22.
bump off, Slang . to kill, especially to murder: They bumped him off because he knew too much.
Origin:
1560–70; imitative
Related forms
bump·ing·ly, adverb
un·bumped, adjective
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