bump

Plural: bumps

Noun

a lump on the body caused by a blow
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
an impact (as from a collision)
- "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
A light blow or jolting collision.
The sound of such a collision.
A protuberance on a level surface.
A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (dated, metonymic) the faculty itself
The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.
In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
A coarse cotton fabric.
A training match for a fighting dog.
The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
A short, self-promotional spot on a radio or television station.
A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.
In the game of khanhoo, the act of claiming a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
A minor problem or difficulty.
A sudden movement of underground strata, preceded by a characteristic sound.
The breeding call made by the bittern; a boom.

Verb

Verb Forms: bumped, bumping, bumps

To hit or knock against something, often lightly.
knock against with force or violence
- "My car bumped into the tree"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
- "bump and grind"
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
To knock against or run into with a jolt.
To move up or down by a step; displace.
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.
To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
To move the time of (a scheduled event).
To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.
To assassinate; to bump off.
To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.
To anger, irritate.
In the game of khanhoo, to claim a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
To play music through a speaker, often loudly and in public.
To encounter and stop, to catch.
To move while bumping up and down, as a cart or car does on rough ground.
Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call.

Intj

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.

Examples

He accidentally BUMPed the table, scattering the Scrabble tiles everywhere.
I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.
the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness
The car bumped over the dirt road.
Their car got bumped while they were turning at the junction.
US presidential nominees get a post-convention bump in survey ratings.

Origin / 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.
Apparently related to Middle English bumben, bummen (“to make a hollow noise”), Dutch bommen (“to hum, buzz”), German Low German bumsen (“to bump, push”), German bummen (“to hum, buzz”), Icelandic bumba (“drum”). More at bum, bumble. Compare also bomb.

Synonyms

blow, break, bulge, chance, demote, dislodge, encounter, excrescence, extrusion, find, gibbosity, gibbousness, happen, hump, jut, kick downstairs, knock, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, relegate, swelling, baby bump

Antonyms

promote

Scrabble Score: 10

bump: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bump: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bump: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bump: valid Words With Friends Word