bump
To knock against or run into with a joltTo knock against or run into with a jolt.
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Meaning
19 sensesTo knock against or run into with a jolt.
Their car got bumped while they were turning at the junction.
anrempeln, anstoßen
ударя́тьсяudarjátʹsja, уда́ритьсяudáritʹsja, вреза́тьсяvrezátʹsja
knock against with force or violence
To move up or down by a step; displace.
I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.
(Internet)To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
(physical)To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
(transitive)To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
(transitive)To move the time of (a scheduled event).
(transitive)To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
(transitive)To increase (a version number).
(dated)To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.
(slang, transitive)To assassinate; to bump off.
(transitive)To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.
(colloquial, dated)To anger, irritate.
Examples
237 sentencesTom bumped into Mary.
Том випадково зустрів Мері. — deniko
ruТом налетел на Мэри. — marafon
deTom traf auf Maria. — Yorwba
The truck bumped into a car.
ruГрузовик врезался в машину. — marafon
deDer Lastwagen stieß in ein Auto. — Espi
The truck bumped into our car.
Tom always keeps bumping into things.
I bumped into Tom in Boston.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Early Modern English bump (“a shock, blow from a collision”), probably of North GermaFrom Early Modern English bump (“a shock, blow from a collision”), probably of North Germanic origin; compare Danish bump (“a thump”), Danish bumpe (“to thump”), Old Danish bumpe (“to strike with a clenched fist”), all probably of imitative origin.
From Early Modern English; onomatopoeic.
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Forms
bumps, bumping, bumped, bumpedPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbsSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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