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bump

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1. bump - Noun

2. bump - Verb

3. bump - Interjection

4. Bump - Proper noun

Meaning

To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

To come in violent contact with something; to thump.

A thump; a heavy blow.

A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.

One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness."

The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.

To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.

The noise made by the bittern.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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the bump threw him off the bicycle Source: Internet

She was demoted because she always speaks up Source: Internet

He was broken down to Sergeant Source: Internet

the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge Source: Internet

the hump of a camel Source: Internet

he stood on the rocky prominence Source: Internet

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