English noun: bump | |||
1. | bump (state) a lump on the body caused by a blow | ||
Broader (hypernym) | harm, hurt, injury, trauma | ||
2. | bump (shape) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||
Samples | The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge. The hump of a camel. He stood on the rocky prominence. The occipital protuberance was well developed. The bony excrescence between its horns. | ||
Synonyms | bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | projection | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | belly, caput, frontal eminence, mogul, nub, nubble, occipital protuberance, snag, wart | ||
3. | bump (event) an impact (as from a collision) | ||
Samples | The bump threw him off the bicycle. | ||
Synonyms | blow | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impact | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bang, bash, belt, buffeting, concussion, jar, jolt, jounce, knock, pounding, rap, shock, sideswipe, slap, smack, smash, strike, tap | ||
English verb: bump | |||
1. | bump (contact) knock against with force or violence | ||
Samples | My car bumped into the tree. | ||
Synonyms | knock | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | ||
2. | bump (possession) come upon, as if by accident; meet with | ||
Samples | We find this idea in Plato. I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here. She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day. | ||
Synonyms | chance, encounter, find, happen | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
3. | bump (motion) dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward | ||
Samples | Bump and grind. | ||
Examples | They bump | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | ||
4. | bump (social) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank | ||
Samples | She was demoted because she always speaks up. He was broken down to Sergeant. | ||
Synonyms | break, demote, kick downstairs, relegate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | reduce, sideline | ||
Antonyms | elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise | ||
5. | bump (contact) remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied | ||
Samples | The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space. | ||
Synonyms | dislodge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | throw | ||