bump (b mp)v. bumped, bump·ing, bumps v.tr. 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. 6. Sports To pass (a volleyball) by redirecting it with the forearms. v.intr. 1. To hit or knock against something. 2. To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain. 3. Sports To bump a volleyball. n. Phrasal Verbs: 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. Sports A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together. 7. Slang A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser. bump into To meet by chance: I often bump into him at the supermarket. bump off Slang To murder. [Imitative.] |
bump [bʌmp]
vb
1. (when intr, usually foll by against or into) to knock or strike with a jolt
2. (intr; often foll by along) to travel or proceed in jerks and jolts
3. (tr) to hurt by knocking he bumped his head on the ceiling
4. (tr) to knock out of place; dislodge the crash bumped him from his chair
5. (tr) Brit to throw (a child) into the air, one other child holding each limb, and let him down again to touch the ground
6. (Team Sports / Rowing) (in rowing races, esp at Oxford and Cambridge) to catch up with and touch (another boat that started a fixed distance ahead)
7. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket to bowl (a ball) so that it bounces high on pitching or (of a ball) to bounce high when bowled
8. (Performing Arts / Dancing) (intr) Chiefly US and Canadian to dance erotically by thrusting the pelvis forward (esp in the phrase bump and grind)
9. (Group Games / Card Games) (tr) Poker to raise (someone)
10. (tr) Informal to exclude a ticket-holding passenger from a flight as a result of overbooking
n
1. (tr) Informal to displace (someone or something) from a previously allocated position the story was bumped from the front page
2. an impact; knock; jolt; collision
3. a dull thud or other noise from an impact or collision
4. the shock of a blow or collision
5. (Medicine / Pathology) a lump on the body caused by a blow
6. a protuberance, as on a road surface
7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any of the natural protuberances of the human skull, said by phrenologists to indicate underlying faculties and character
8. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a rising current of air that gives an aircraft a severe upward jolt
9. (plural) the act of bumping a child. See sense 5
10. (Team Sports / Rowing) Rowing the act of bumping See bumping race
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bump - a lump on the body caused by a blow |
| 2. |  bump - 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"bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, prominence frontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit occipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail" caput - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula" mogul - a bump on a ski slope snag - a sharp protuberance wart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something | |
| 3. | bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" impact - the striking of one body against another jolt, jounce, jar, shock - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" concussion - any violent blow bang, bash, smash, knock, belt - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" sideswipe - a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles) | |
| Verb | 1. | bump - knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" bump into, jar against, knock against, run into, butt against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" |
| 2. | bump - 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" | |
| 3. | bump - dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind" trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | |
| 4. | bump - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) sideline - remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President" reduce - bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery" | |
| 5. | bump - remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" throw - cause to fall off; "The horse threw its inexperienced rider" displace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" |
bump
verb
noun
1. knock, hit, blow, shock, impact, rap, collision, thump Small children often cry after a minor bump.
2. thud, crash, knock, smash, bang, smack, thump, clump, wallop (informal), clunk, clonk I felt a little bump and knew instinctively what had happened.
3. lump, swelling, bulge, hump, node, nodule, protuberance, contusion She got a large bump on her forehead.
bump into someone (Informal) meet, encounter, come across, run into, run across, meet up with, chance upon, happen upon, light upon I happened to bump into Mervyn Johns in the hallway.
bump into something crash into, knock, hit, strike, collide with, smash into, slam into, bang into They stopped moving and he almost bumped into them.
bump someone off (Slang) murder, kill, assassinate, remove, do in (slang), eliminate, take out (slang), wipe out (informal), dispatch, finish off, do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), knock off (slang), liquidate, rub out (U.S. slang) They will probably bump you off anyway.
Translations
bump [bʌmp]
A. N
1. (= blow, noise) → choque m, topetazo m; (= jolt of vehicle) → sacudida f (Aer) → rebote m; (in falling) → batacazo m
things that go bump in the night → cosas que hacen ruidos misteriosos en la noche
to come down to earth with a bump → volver a la realidad de un golpe
things that go bump in the night → cosas que hacen ruidos misteriosos en la noche
to come down to earth with a bump → volver a la realidad de un golpe
2. (= swelling) → bollo m, abolladura f; (on skin) → chichón m, hinchazón f; (on road etc) → bache m
B. VT [+ car] → chocar contra
to bump one's head → darse un golpe en la cabeza
to bump one's head on a door → dar con la cabeza contra una puerta
to bump one's head → darse un golpe en la cabeza
to bump one's head on a door → dar con la cabeza contra una puerta
C. VI to bump along (= move joltingly) → avanzar dando sacudidas
the economy continues to bump along the bottom (Brit) → la economía continúa arrastrándose por los suelos
the economy continues to bump along the bottom (Brit) → la economía continúa arrastrándose por los suelos
bump against VI + PREP → chocar contra, topetar, dar contra
bump into VI + PREP
1. [+ person, vehicle] → chocar contra, dar con or contra
bump off VT + ADV (= kill) → cargarse a
bump up VT + ADV
2. he was bumped up to first-class on his flight home → en el viaje de vuelta lo pusieron en primera clase
bump up against VI + PREP = bump into 1
bump [ˈbʌmp]
n
(= jolt) → secousse f
(= minor accident) → accrochage m
We had a bump → Nous avons eu un accrochage.
to get a bump [car] → être tamponné(e)
We had a bump → Nous avons eu un accrochage.
to get a bump [car] → être tamponné(e)
vi
(= collide with) [+ car] → tamponner; [+ person] → rentrer dans
We bumped into his car → Nous avons tamponné sa voiture.
He stopped suddenly and I bumped into him → Il s'est arrêté subitement et je lui suis rentré dedans.
to bump into sth [person] → se heurter contre qch
We bumped into his car → Nous avons tamponné sa voiture.
He stopped suddenly and I bumped into him → Il s'est arrêté subitement et je lui suis rentré dedans.
to bump into sth [person] → se heurter contre qch
(= meet) to bump into sb → rencontrer qn par hasard
I bumped into Jane in the supermarket → J'ai rencontré Jane par hasard au supermarché.
I bumped into Jane in the supermarket → J'ai rencontré Jane par hasard au supermarché.
bump up
vt (= increase) [+ amount, price] → faire grimperbump
n
(= blow, noise, jolt) → Bums m (inf); (of sth falling also) → Plumps m (inf); to get a bump on the head → sich (dat) → den Kopf anschlagen; I accidentally gave her a bump on the chin → ich habe sie aus Versehen ans Kinn geboxt or gestoßen; he sat down with a bump → er ließ sich plumpsen (inf); the car has had a few bumps → mit dem Auto hat es ein paar Mal gebumst (inf); each bump was agony as the ambulance … → jede Erschütterung war eine Qual, als der Krankenwagen …; bump and grind (inf) → erotische Zuckungen pl; (= sex) → Bumserei f (inf)
(on any surface) → Unebenheit f, → Hubbel m (inf); (on head, knee etc) → Beule f; (on car) → Delle f
(Aviat, = rising air current) → Bö f
vt
→ stoßen (obj gegen); car wing etc, one’s own car → eine Delle fahren in (+acc); another car → auffahren auf (+acc); to bump one’s head/knee → sich (dat) → den Kopf/das Knie anstoßen or anschlagen (→ on, against an +dat); her father bumped her up and down on his knee → ihr Vater ließ sie auf den Knien reiten
(Sch inf) → hochwerfen
vi (= move joltingly) → holpern; he fell and went bumping down the stairs → er stürzte und fiel polternd die Treppe hinunter; the economy is continuing to bump along the bottom (Brit) → die Wirtschaft befindet sich noch immer auf der Talsohle
adv to go bump → bumsen (inf); things that go bump in the night → Geräusche pl → im Dunkeln or in der Nacht
bump [bʌmp]
bump [bʌmp]
1. n
bump along vi → procedere sobbalzando
bump into vi + prep
a. (vehicle) → andare a sbattere contro
b. (fam) (meet) → imbattersi in, incontrare per caso
fancy bumping into you! → ma guarda chi si vede!
fancy bumping into you! → ma guarda chi si vede!
bump off vt + adv (fam) → far fuori
bump up vt + adv (fam) (increase, prices) → far salire, far aumentare; (sales) → incrementare
bump [bʌmp]
1. n
bump along vi → procedere sobbalzando
bump into vi + prep
a. (vehicle) → andare a sbattere contro
b. (fam) (meet) → imbattersi in, incontrare per caso
fancy bumping into you! → ma guarda chi si vede!
fancy bumping into you! → ma guarda chi si vede!
bump off vt + adv (fam) → far fuori
bump up vt + adv (fam) (increase, prices) → far salire, far aumentare; (sales) → incrementare
v bump [bamp]
to knock or strike (something) She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling. stamp, bots يَصْطَدِم بِ، يَلْتَقي صُدْفَةً блъсвам narazit støde; ramle prallen, stoßen χτυπώ επάνω σε κπ. ή κτ. dar(se) un golpe mütsatama, mütsuga lööma خوردن به؛ ضربه زدن törmätä (se) cogner (contre/dans) לַחֲבוֹט धक्का, उछाल udariti tompán megüt membentur andare a sbattere, urtare どんとぶつかる 쿵하고 부딪치다 trinktelėti, atsitrenkti sasist; uzskriet virsū terlanggar stoten dunke, skumpe zderzyć się chocar com a (se) ciocni (de) наталкиваться naraziť trčiti (v/ob) lupiti stöta, dunka, törna ชน çarpmak, toslamak 撞擊 ударяти(ся), стукати(ся) ٹکرانا đụng mạnh 撞击
n
1 (the sound of) a blow or knock We heard a loud bump. slag صَدْمَةٌ، اصْطِدام тъп (звук от) удар rána stød; bump der Bums χτύπος, γδούπος golpe müts(atus) صدایی شبیه بامب kolaus coup (sourd) קוֹל חֲבָטָה गिरने की धड़ाम की आवाज udarac tompa ütés bunyi pukulan colpo sordo 衝突 쿵하는 소리 trinktelėjimas sitiens; belziens bunyi hantukan bons dunk, dumpt støt/slag uderzenie pancada izbitură глухой удар rana udarec tup udarac duns เสียงกระแทก çarpma, toslama (sesi) 碰撞（聲） глухий удар دھماکا tiếng va đập mạnh 碰撞（声）
2 a swelling or raised part a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps. bult حَدْبَةٌ (في الأرْض) подутина boule, hrbol ujævnhed; bump die Beule καρούμπαλο, εξόγκωμα chichón; bache muhk قلمبه شدگی؛ برآمدگی kohouma bosse נְפִיחוּת उभार kvrga dudor; huppanó benjolan bernoccolo; gobba こぶ 혹, 타박상 gumbas puns; grumba; gramba benjol buil kul guz, wybój saliência umflătură шишка hrča, hrboľ buška; izboklina džomba bula, ojämnhet ปูด şişlik; tümsek, kabartı 腫起，凹凸不平 ґуля; вибоїна گومڑا ، ابھار chỗ sưng; phồng lên 肿块，凹凸不平
n bumper
a bar on a motor vehicle to lessen damage when it collides with anything. buffer واقٍ مِنَ الصَّدَمات броня nárazník kofanger die Stoßstange προφυλακτήρας parachoques kaitseraud سپر puskuri pare-chocs פָּגוֹש लबालब-भरा कप, चषक branik lökhárító bemper paraurti バンパー 충격 완화 장치, 범퍼 buferis buferis bampar bumper støtfanger zderzak pára-choque bară de protecţie бампер nárazník odbijač branik stötfångare กันชน tampon 減震器 бампер گاڑی کے پہیوں کی حفاظت کے لئے لمبا چپٹا حصہ cái đỡ va (ô tô) 减震器
adj
excellent in some way, especially by being large a bumper crop. buitengewone голям vynikající rekord-; kæmpe- Rekord... άφθονος abundante, excepcional rikkalik عالی؛ فراوان ennätysmäinen exceptionnel שוֹפֵע जबरदस्त obilan rekordtermés luar biasa besar eccezionale 非常に豊富な 엄청나게 많은 didžiulis nepieredzēti liels luar biasa banyaknya record- rekord-, rik rekordowy excelente excepţional небывалый vynikajúci izjemen obilan riklig, jätte-, rekord- มีจำนวนมาก bereketli, bol 豐盛的，很多的 дуже великий وافر ، غیر معمولی پیداوار bội thu 丰盛的
adj bumpy
uneven a bumpy road. stamperige, hobbelrige غَيْرُ مُسْتَوٍ، كَثيرُ الحُفَر неравен hrbolatý ujævn; bumpet holperig ανώμαλος, γεμάτος λακκούβες accidentado konarlik پر دست انداز epätasainen accidenté מָלֵא מַהֲמוּרוֹת उभारदार kvrgav hepehupás tidak rata accidentato でこぼこの多い 울퉁불퉁한 duobėtas grambains; nelīdzens jalan tidak rata hobbelig ujevn, hullet wyboisty acidentada accidentat, cu hârtoape ухабистый hrboľatý neraven, luknjast džombast ojämn, guppig, skakig ขรุขระ kasisli, engebeli 顛簸的 вибоїстий, нерівний نا ہموار gập ghềnh 颠簸的
bump into
to meet (someone) by accident I bumped into him in the street. iemand raakloop يَلْتَقي صُدْفَة сблъсквам се с narazit do støde ind i; ramle ind i; løbe på stoßen auf πέφτω πάνω σε κπ., συναντώ κατά τύχη encontrar por casualidad kokku juhtuma خوردن به törmätä sattumoisin tomber sur לְהִתנָגֵש अचानक किसी का मिल जाना sudariti se összeszalad vkivel bertemu, berjumpa incontrare per caso ばったり会う 우연히 만나다 susidurti su nejauši satikt terserempak tegen het lijf lopen støte på; løpe bardust på wpaść na kogoś dar de caras com a da nas în nas cu (случайно) натолкнуться vraziť do naleteti na naleteti na stöta ihop med พบโดยบังเอิญ tesadüfen karşılaşmak, rastlamak 偶然碰到（某人） наштовхнутися کسی سے اچانک ملاقات ہونا tình cờ gặp ai 偶然碰到（某人）
bump of
(slang) to murder someone. iemand van kant maak يُقْتُل убивам rydde af vejen; gøre det af med; myrde abgeknallt δολοφονώ, ξεπαστρεύω cargar, liquidar maha koksama کلک کسی را کندن؛ کشتن murhata descendre לְחָסֵל हत्या करना ubiti lepuffant, kinyír (vkit) membunuh toglier di mezzo*, far fuori 殺す 죽이다 uþplumpinti novākt (kādu); piežmiegt membunuh vermoorden ekspedere (drepe) sprzątnąć убить, убрать zavraždiť, odpraviť (niekoho) ubiti ucmekati mörda ฆ่า öldürmek （俚）殺人 вбити قتل کرنا khử (ai) （俚）杀人
bump → ضَربة náraz bump Plumps πρόσκρουση topetazo, tropezón töyssy bosse kvrga bernoccolo 衝突 충돌 buil hump uderzenie pancada surda глухой тяжелый удар stöt การชน çarpma sự va mạnh 撞击
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