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verb | noun bumpbump1 /bʌmp/ ●●● S3 verb ETYMOLOGYbump1Origin: 1500-1600 from the sound VERB TABLEbump |
Present | I, you, we, they | bump | | he, she, it | bumps | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bumped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bumped | | he, she, it | has bumped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bumped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bump | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bumped |
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Present | I | am bumping | | he, she, it | is bumping | | you, we, they | are bumping | Past | I, he, she, it | was bumping | | you, we, they | were bumping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bumping | | he, she, it | has been bumping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bumping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bumping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bumping |
1[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive] to hit or knock against something: bump against/into etc. We bumped into each other in the hallway.bump something on/against etc. I bumped my head coming down the stairs.2[transitive always + adv./prep.] informal to make someone change his or her place, position, rank, etc.: bump somebody up/out of/from etc. The airline bumped me up to first class! Tanner was bumped out of the number one spot in the semifinals.3[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move up and down as you move forward in a vehicle, on a bicycle, etc.: bump along/across etc. We bumped along in the old bus.4bump and grind informal to move your hips forward and back and around while dancing5bump heads (with somebody) informal to argue or compete with someone: The movie’s director and producer bumped heads about where to film. [Origin: 1500–1600 from the sound]bump into somebody phrasal verb to meet someone that you know when you were not expecting to SYN run into: I bumped into Leo at the fair.bump somebody off phrasal verb informal to murder someonebump something up phrasal verb informal to suddenly increase something by a large amount: In the summer, they bump up the prices. verb | noun bumpbump2 ●●○ noun [countable] ► bumps and bruises Pam got a lot of bumps and bruises, but she’s okay. THESAURUS a wound or damage to part of your body caused by an accident or attack► injury a wound or damage to part of your body caused by an accident or attack: Smith has missed several games because of injury. She was treated in the hospital for minor injuries (=ones that are not serious). ► wound an injury, especially a deep cut made in your skin by a knife or bullet: He needed emergency treatment for a gunshot wound. ► cut a small wound you get if a sharp object cuts your skin: She has a cut on her finger from when she was chopping carrots. ► scratch a small cut on someone’s skin that is not deep: His legs were covered in scratches and bruises. ► scrape/abrasion a lot of small cuts on one area of someone’s skin, caused for example by falling down. Abrasion is mostly used in medical language: The girl had scrapes on both knees. ► laceration formal a bad cut or tear on the skin. Used especially in medical language: She suffered facial lacerations in the attack. ► bruise/contusion a black or blue mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit. Contusion is mostly used in medical language: There was a dark bruise on her cheek. ► sore/lesion a wound or cut on your skin that is painful and infected. Lesion is mostly used in medical language: The sore on his hand was slow to heal. ► sprain an injury to a joint in your body, caused by suddenly twisting it: He hurt himself during the game, but it’s just a slight sprain. ► bump/swelling an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it on something. Swelling is more formal than bump: She has a bump on her forehead from when she banged it on the cupboard door. ► fracture a crack or broken part in a bone: X-rays showed a small fracture. ► break a place where a bone has broken: The doctor used a model of the arm bone to show me where the break is. 1an area of skin that is raised up because you have hit it on something: Pam got a lot of bumps and bruises, but she’s okay.► see thesaurus at injury2a small raised area on a surface: a bump in the road3an occasion when something hits something else: I was backing up when I felt a bump.4the sound of something hitting a hard surface: We heard a bump in the next room. → see also goosebumps, speed bump |