bump
bump
(bŭmp) verb
bumped,
bumping, bumps
verb
, transitive
1.
To strike or collide with.
2.
To cause to knock against an obstacle.
3.
a. To knock to a new position; shift: bumped the crate out of the way. b. To shake up and down; jolt: bumped the child on her knee; was bumped about on a rough flight.
4. a. To displace from a position within a group or organization. b. To deprive (a passenger) of a reserved seat because of overbooking.
5. To raise; boost: bump up the price of gasoline.
verb
, intransitive
1.
To hit or knock against something.
2.
To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain.
noun
1.
a. A blow, collision, or jolt. b. The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark.
2. a. A raised or rounded spot; a bulge. b. A slight swelling or lump. c. Something, such as unevenness or a hole in a road, that causes a bump.
3. A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.
4. One of the natural protuberances on the human skull, considered to have significance in phrenology.
5. A forward thrust of the pelvis, as in a burlesque striptease.
6. Slang. A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.
phrasal verb.
bump into
To meet by chance: I often bump into him at the supermarket. bump off Slang
To murder.
[Imitative.]