bump meaning and definition

BUMP noun

Definition of bump (noun)

1. a lump on the body caused by a blow
2. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
   • "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
   • synonyms: bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
3. an impact (as from a collision)
   • "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
   • synonyms: blow

BUMP verb

Definition of bump (verb)

1. knock against with force or violence
   • "My car bumped into the tree"
   • synonyms: knock
2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
   • "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
   • synonyms: chance, encounter, find, happen
3. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
   • "bump and grind"
4. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
   • "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
   • synonyms: break, demote, kick downstairs, relegate
   • antonym: advance
5. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
   • "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
   • synonyms: dislodge