bump
A light blow or jolting collision.
Noun 4 meanings
A light blow or jolting collision.
“His car had a tiny bump with a moving bus.”
A protuberance on a flat surface or a straight line.
“Be careful of that bump in the road.”
Senses related to a movement, especially a rhythmic or sudden one.
A coarse cotton fabric.
Verb 4 meanings
To knock against or run into with a jolt.
“Their car got bumped while they were turning at the junction.”
To move up or down by a step; displace.
“I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.”
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.
To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
Interjection 1 meaning
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.
Etymology
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.
BUMP at a glance
BUMP has 4 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (B 3 + U 1 + M 3 + P 3) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,202 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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