meaning of bump
1. To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
2. To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
3. A thump; a heavy blow.
4. A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
5. One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness. 6.">"
6. The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
7. To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
8. The noise made by the bittern.
Related Words
bump | bumped | bumper | bumping | bumpkin | bumptious | bumptiousness |
