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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bump off vb - (tr, adverb) slang to murder; kill
bump /bʌmp/USA pronunciation v. - to come into contact with;
collide with: [~ + object]The car bumped a truck.[~ + against + object]The car bumped against a tree.[~ + into + object]She bumped into me. - to cause to strike or collide:[~ + object]I bumped my arm.
- Informal Terms Informal. to remove or dismiss:[~ + object]The airline bumped me from the flight.
- [no object] to proceed in a series of jolts or rough, uncomfortable shaking: The old car bumped down the road.
- Informal Terms bump into, [~ + into + object] to meet by chance:I bumped into her on the way home.
- Slang Terms bump off, Slang. to murder: [~ + off + object]planned to bump off the mobster.[~ + object + off]planned to bump him off.
n. [countable] - a collision;
blow:The ship came into the dock with a slight bump. - a swelling or raised bruise from a blow:He got a bump on the head.
- a small, uneven area raised above the level of the surrounding surface:many bumps on the road.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bump (bump),USA pronunciation v.t. - to come more or less violently in contact with;
collide with;
strike:His car bumped a truck. - to cause to strike or collide:He bumped the car against a tree.
- to dislodge or displace by the force of collision.
- Informal Termsto 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. - to demote, promote, or dismiss:He was bumped from his job.
- Informal Termsto force upward;
raise:Demand from abroad bumped the price of corn. - Games[Poker.]raise (def. 24).
v.i. - to come in contact or collide with (often fol. by against or into):She bumped into me.
- to bounce along;
proceed in a series of jolts:The old car bumped down the road. - Music and Danceto dance by thrusting the pelvis forward abruptly, in a provocative manner, esp. to the accompaniment of an accented musical beat. Cf. grind (def. 13).
- to boil with violent jolts caused by the sudden eruption of large bubbles through the surface.
- Informal Terms bump into, to meet by chance:I bumped into an old friend yesterday.
- bump off, [Slang.]to kill, esp. to murder:They bumped him off because he knew too much.
n. - an act or instance of bumping;
collision;
blow. - the shock of a blow or collision.
- a swelling or contusion from a blow.
- a small area raised above the level of the surrounding surface;
protuberance:He tripped over a bump on a road. - Informal Termsa promotion or demotion;
transfer to a higher or lower level:He got a bump to vice president of the company. - Informal Termsan increase in amount, esp. of salary or a wager:He asked the boss for a ten-dollar bump.
- Aeronauticsa rapidly rising current of air that gives an airplane a severe upward thrust.
- Music and Dancea dance movement in which the pelvis is abruptly thrust forward in a provocative manner, esp. to the accompaniment of an accented musical beat. Cf. grind (def. 20).
- Miningcrump (def. 6).
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