—bump /bʌmp/
noun [C] (HIT)
F0 the sound of something falling to the ground:
» We heard a bump from the next room.Thesaurus+: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impactF0 an accident involving a car, especially one that is not serious:
» A van drove into their car but luckily it was just a bump.Thesaurus+: ↑Accidents involving vehiclesThesaurus+: ↑Hitting against objects accidentally and collidingnoun [C] (RAISED AREA)
► C1 a round, raised area on a surface or on the body: » Her bicycle hit a bump in the road and threw her off.» Tim had a nasty bump on his head from when he'd fallen over.Thesaurus+: ↑Swellings and lumpsverb (HIT) ↑Verb Endings for bump
B2 [I + adv/prep] to hit something with force:
» She bumped into his tray, knocking the food onto his lap.Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting against objects accidentally and collidingB2 [T usually + adv/prep] to hurt part of your body by hitting it against something hard:
» I bumped my head on the shelf as I stood up.Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding• • •
Extra Examples:» I bumped my head and was concussed for several days.» He's got a bruise where he bumped his leg against the corner of the table.» I bumped my head as I was getting into the car.» The car skidded off the road and bumped into a tree.» The removal men kept bumping the furniture against the walls and chipping the paint.verb [I + adv/prep] (TRAVEL) ↑Verb Endings for bump
► F0 to travel, usually in a vehicle, in an uncomfortable way because the surface you are moving over is rough: » We bumped along the track in our car holding on to our seats.Thesaurus+: ↑Travelling- cookie
- cookie cutter
- cookie-cutter
- cooking
- cooking apple
- cookout
- cook sb's goose
- cook sth up
- cook the books
- cook up, dance up, talk up, etc. a storm
- cool
- coolant
- cool as a cucumber
- cool bag
- cool box
- cool cat
- cool customer
- cool down/off
- cooler
- cooler bag
- coolheaded
- coolhunter
- coolie
- cooling
- cooling-off period