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bump
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Noun
  • an impact (as from a collision)
    • the bump threw him off the bicycle
  • 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
  • a lump on the body caused by a blow
Verb
  • remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
    • The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space
  • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
    • She was demoted because she always speaks up
    • He was broken down to Sergeant
  • dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
    • bump and grind
  • 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
  • knock against with force or violence
    • My car bumped into the tree
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