ALL meanings of bumps
bump
B b - noun plural bumps the act of bumping a child 3
- verb with object bumps to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck. 1
- verb with object bumps to cause to strike or collide: He bumped the car against a tree. 1
- verb with object bumps to dislodge or displace by the force of collision. 1
- verb with object bumps to dislodge by appropriating the privileges of: The airline bumped me from the flight. 1
- verb with object bumps to demote or dismiss: He was bumped from his job. 1
- verb with object bumps to force upward; raise: Demand from abroad bumped the price of corn. 1
- verb with object bumps to move to a new position: We had to bump your story to next week's paper. 1
- verb with object bumps Digital Technology. to move (an online post or thread) to the top of the reverse chronological list by adding a new comment or post to the thread: I bumped the question I posted last week to make it more visible. 1
- verb with object bumps Poker. raise (def 24). 1
- verb without object bumps to come in contact or collide with (often followed by against or into): She bumped into me. 1
- verb without object bumps to bounce along; proceed in a series of jolts: The old car bumped down the road. 1
- verb without object bumps to dance by thrusting the pelvis forward abruptly, in a provocative manner, especially to the accompaniment of an accented musical beat. Compare grind (def 14). 1
- verb without object bumps to boil with violent jolts caused by the sudden eruption of large bubbles through the surface. 1
- noun bumps an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow. 1
- noun bumps the shock of a blow or collision. 1
- noun bumps a swelling or contusion from a blow. 1
- noun bumps a small area raised above the level of the surrounding surface; protuberance: He tripped over a bump on the sidewalk. 1
- noun bumps Informal. a promotion or demotion; transfer to a higher or lower level: He got a bump to vice president of the company. 1
- noun bumps Informal. an increase in amount, especially of salary or a wager: He asked the boss for a ten-dollar bump. 1
- noun bumps Aeronautics. a rapidly rising current of air that gives an airplane a severe upward thrust. 1
- noun bumps a dance movement in which the pelvis is abruptly thrust forward in a provocative manner, especially to the accompaniment of an accented musical beat. Compare grind (def 20). 1
- noun bumps Mining. crump (def 6). 1
- noun bumps plural of bump. 0
- noun bumps (Britain, with "the") The ritual tossing of someone into the air to celebrate their birthday. 0
- verb bumps third-person singular simple present indicative form of bump. 0