HyperDic: goose_bump

English > 1 sense of the expression goose bump:
NOUNactgoose bump, pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilationreflex erection of hairs / hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
English > goose bump: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningreflex erection of hairs / hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation.
Synonymspilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
Broaderreflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reactionAn automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Spanishcarne de gallina, escalofrío, piel de gallina
Catalanpell de gallina, pilomotor reflex

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