| NOUN | state | bump | a lump on the body caused by a blow / blow |
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| shape | bump, bulge, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | |
| event | bump, blow | an impact (as from a collision) | |
| VERB | contact | bump, knock | knock against with force or violence |
| possession | bump, find, happen, chance, encounter | come upon, as if by accident | |
| motion | bump | dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward | |
| social | bump, demote, relegate, break, kick downstairs | assign to a lower position | |
| contact | bump, dislodge | remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied |
| Sounds | bah'mp | |
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| Rhymes | chump ... trump: 18 rhymes with ahmp... | |
| Meaning | A lump on the body caused by a blow / blow. | |
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| Broader | injury, hurt, harm, trauma | Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. |
| Spanish | chichón, tolondro, tolondrón | |
| Catalan | bony | |
| Meaning | Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings. | |
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| Synonyms | bulge, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence | |
| Narrower | belly | A part that bulges deeply |
| caput | A headlike protuberance on an organ or structure | |
| frontal eminence | Either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit | |
| mogul | A bump on a ski slope | |
| nub, nubble | A small lump or protuberance | |
| occipital protuberance | prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone | |
| snag | A sharp protuberance | |
| wart | Any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) | |
| Broader | projection | Any solid convex shape that juts out from something |
| Spanish | bulto, corcova, excrecencia, extrusión, joroba, prominencia, protuberancia | |
| Catalan | bony, gepa, gep, monticle, prominència, protuberància | |
| Meaning | An impact (as from a collision). | |
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| Example | "the bump threw him off the bicycle" | |
| Synonym | blow | |
| Narrower | concussion | Any violent blow |
| jolt, jar, jounce, shock | A sudden jarring impact | |
| knock, bash, bang, smash, belt | A vigorous blow | |
| pounding, buffeting | repeated heavy blows | |
| rap, strike, tap | A gentle blow | |
| sideswipe | A glancing blow from or on the side / side of something (especially motor vehicles) | |
| slap, smack | A blow from a flat object (as an open hand) | |
| Broader | impact | The striking of one body against another |
| Spanish | batacazo, choque, golpazo, golpe, golpetazo, porrazo, topetazo, toque, trastazo, trompazo | |
| Catalan | batzacada, batzac, cop, patacada, patac, topada, trompada, xoc | |
| Adjectives | bumpy | causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements |
| Verbs | bump | knock against with force or violence |
| Meaning | knock against with force or violence. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "My car bumped into the tree" | |
| Synonym | knock | |
| Broader | hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with | hit against |
| See also | bump into | collide violently with an obstacle |
| Spanish | chocar, golpear | |
| Catalan | xocar | |
| Nouns | bump | an impact (as from a collision) |
| bumper | a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage | |
| Meaning | come upon, as if by accident; meet with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | find, happen, chance, encounter | |
| Spanish | dar, encontrarse, encontrar, hallar, tropezar | |
| Catalan | ensopegar, trobar-se, trobar | |
| Meaning | dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | They bump | |
| Example | "bump and grind" | |
| Broader | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | Move in a pattern |
| Meaning | Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | demote, relegate, break, kick downstairs | |
| Narrower | reduce | Bring to humbler or weaker state or condition |
| sideline | Remove from the center of activity or attention | |
| Broader | delegate, designate, depute, assign | Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| See also | bump off | kill intentionally and with premeditation |
| Opposite | promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate | Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
| Spanish | chocar, relegar | |
| Meaning | Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | dislodge | |
| Narrower | throw | Cause to fall off |
| Broader | displace | Cause to move, usually with force or pressure |
| Spanish | desalojar, desplazar, sacar | |
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