bump1 /bump/ intransitive verb- To make a heavy or loud noise
- To knock dully
- To jolt
- To move joltingly
transitive verb- To strike with a dull sound
- To strike against
- To dislodge, knock, shove
- In bumping races (esp Oxford and Cambridge), to catch up with and touch (the boat in front), and consequently move up one place
- (with out) to spread out (text) in printing so as to fill any desired number of pages (printing)
- To turn away (a passenger who holds a valid reservation for a seat on a flight) because the airline has allowed too many seats to be booked
noun- A dull heavy blow
- A thump
- (in pl) a customary series of thumps (administered in various ways in various parts of the country) esp to a child celebrating his or her birthday
- The act of bumping in a bumping race
- A jolt
- A lump or swelling
- A protuberance on the head associated by phrenologists with specific qualities or propensities of mind
- Hence (informal) faculty
ORIGIN: Imit bumpˈer noun - Any thing or person that bumps
- A bar on the front and back of a motor vehicle to lessen the shock of collision
- A railway buffer (US)
- A pad fitted round the inside of a cot to stop a baby bumping itself
- A bumping race
- A cup or glass filled to the brim for drinking a toast
- Anything large or generous in measure
- A crowded house at a theatre or concert
- A bouncer (cricket)
adjective- Full to overflowing
- Unusually large or plentiful
intransitive verb To drink bumpers bumpˈily adverb bumpˈiness noun bumpˈing noun bumpolˈogy noun (joc) Phrenology bumpˈy adjective bump and run noun (golf) An approach shot played so that the ball runs a long distance after landing bumper car noun A Dodgem bumper sticker noun A small label bearing a slogan or advertisement affixed to the bumper of a motor vehicle bumping race noun A boat race in which the boats start at fixed intervals, and seek to bump, not to pass the boat in front bumpsˈadaisy or boompsˈ-a-daisy interjection Exclamation on bumping into someone or something, or to a child on falling bumpˈ-start transitive verb To start (a car) by pushing it and engaging the gears while it is moving (also noun) bump and grind To dance erotically with exaggerated movements of the hips bump into To happen to meet (someone) bump off (slang) To kill, murder bump up (informal) - To raise (prices)
- To increase the size of
with a bump With an unpleasant suddenness |