bump

adverb

UK /bʌmp/

bump

adverb

US /bʌmp/

bump

noun countable

UK /bʌmp/

Word Forms

singular	bump
plural	bumps

1
a raised part on a surface
Every time I went over a bump in the road, my bicycle chain came off.
Synonyms and related words
The outer parts of objects or spaces
apex
back
back end
1. 1a
  a raised part on your skin where you have been injured
  Her body was covered in bumps and bruises.
  Synonyms and related words
  Skin problems, swellings and injuries
  abrasion
  abscess
  athlete’s foot
2
a hit or knock to a part of your body
She got a nasty bump on the back of her head.
Synonyms and related words
A hit with the hand or a weapon
a clip round the ear/earhole
backhander
bang
1. 2a
  a hit or knock against something solid
  We felt the bump and knew the boat had run aground.
  Synonyms and related words
  To hit, or to crash into something
  hit
  crash
  collide
2. 2b
  the sound of something hitting against something solid
  Synonyms and related words
  Sounds of things hitting or rubbing together
  beat
  bump
  chink
3
Britisha minor car accident
Synonyms and related words
Vehicle accidents and breakdowns
accident
aquaplane
bang up

bump

noun countable

US /bʌmp/

Word Forms

singular	bump
plural	bumps

1
a raised part on a surface
Every time I went over a bump in the road, my bicycle chain came off.
Synonyms and related words
The outer parts of objects or spaces
apex
back
back end
1. 1a
  a raised part on your skin where you have been injured
  Her body was covered in bumps and bruises.
  Synonyms and related words
  Skin problems, swellings and injuries
  abrasion
  abscess
  athlete’s foot
2
a hit or knock to a part of your body
She got a nasty bump on the back of her head.
Synonyms and related words
A hit with the hand or a weapon
backhander
blow
bonk
1. 2a
  a hit or knock against something solid
  We felt the bump and knew the boat had run aground.
  Synonyms and related words
  To hit, or to crash into something
  hit
  crash
  collide
2. 2b
  the sound of something hitting against something solid
  Synonyms and related words
  Sounds of things hitting or rubbing together
  beat
  bump
  chink

bump

verb

UK /bʌmp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bump
he/she/it	bumps
present participle	bumping
past tense	bumped
past participle	bumped

1
transitive to accidentally hit part of your body against something, making it hurt
Be careful not to bump your head.
bump something on/against something:
I bumped my knee on the corner of the desk.
Synonyms and related words
To hit a part of your body against something
bang
bump
catch
1. 1a
  intransitive/transitive to hit against something solid once or many times
  Small boats were bumping against the wooden pier.
  Synonyms and related words
  To hit, or to crash into something
  hit
  crash
  collide
2
intransitive to move with rough up and down movements, especially over a surface that is not even
bump across/along/over etc:
The plane bumped slowly across the field.
Synonyms and related words
To move up and down or backwards and forwards
swing
bounce
rock
3
transitive usually passivetourisminformalto tell someone who has bought a ticket for a plane seat that they cannot fly because the airline has sold too many tickets
Synonyms and related words
Air travel and relating to air travel
accompanied baggage
aerial
airdash
1. 3a
  Americaninformalto take someone’s job away from them
  Synonyms and related words
  Forcing someone and being forced to leave a job
  fire
  lay off
  retire

phrasal verbs

bump along

bump into

bump off

bump up

bump up against

bump

verb

US /bʌmp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bump
he/she/it	bumps
present participle	bumping
past tense	bumped
past participle	bumped

1
transitive to accidentally hit part of your body against something, making it hurt
Be careful not to bump your head.
Synonyms and related words
To hit a part of your body against something
bang
bump
catch
1. 1a
  intransitive/transitive to hit against something solid once or many times
  Small boats were bumping against the wooden pier.
  Synonyms and related words
  To hit, or to crash into something
  hit
  crash
  collide
2
intransitive to move with rough up and down movements, especially over a surface that is not even
bump across/along/over etc.:
The airplane bumped across a field before finally coming to a stop.
Synonyms and related words
To move up and down or backwards and forwards
swing
bounce
rock
3
transitive usually passivetourisminformalto tell someone who has bought a ticket for a plane seat that they cannot fly because the airline has sold too many tickets
Synonyms and related words
Air travel and relating to air travel
accompanied baggage
aerial
airdash
1. 3a
  Americaninformalto take someone’s job away from them
  He was bumped from the second shift and put on the third.
  Synonyms and related words
  Forcing someone and being forced to leave a job
  fire
  lay off
  retire

phrasal verbs

bump along

bump into

bump off

bump up

bump up against

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