bump

Definitions of bump in various dictionaries:

noun - a lump on the body caused by a blow

noun - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

noun - an impact (as from a collision)

verb - knock against with force or violence

verb - come upon, as if by accident

verb - dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

verb - assign to a lower position

verb - remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

To strike or collide with.

To cause to knock against an obstacle.

To knock to a new position; shift: bumped the crate out of the way.

To shake up and down; jolt: bumped the child on her knee; was bumped about on a rough flight.

To displace from a position within a group or organization.

To deprive (a passenger) of a reserved seat because of o verb ooking.

To raise; boost: bump up the price of gasoline.

To hit or knock against something.

To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain.

A blow, collision, or jolt.

The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark.

A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.

A slight swelling or lump.

Something, such as unevenness or a hole in a road, that causes a bump.

A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.

One of the natural protuberances on the human skull, considered to have significance in phrenology.

A forward thrust of the pelvis, as in a burlesque striptease.

A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.

verb - to knock against