bump
Signification (English)
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- A light blow or jolting collision.
- The sound of such a collision.
- A protuberance on a level surface.
- A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
- (obsolete) One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (dated, metonymically) the faculty itself
- The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
- The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
- A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
- A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
- (slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
- A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.
- In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
- A coarse cotton fabric.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- (slang) The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
- (slang) Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
- A short, self-promotional spot on a radio or television station.
- A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.
- In the game of khanhoo, the act of claiming a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
- (colloquial) A minor problem or difficulty.
Concepts
proturbance
dos d’âne
Synonyms
knock against
ram into
kick downstairs
run against
crash against
push into
hit against
make anxious
meet unexpectedly
birle
shaft collar
push slightly
rock burst
shock bump
pressure bump
Flg flange
impaction collide
collide with
impinge on
push aside
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/bʌmp/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From 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”). Apparently related to Middle English bumben, bummen (“to make a hollow noise”), Dutch bommen (“to hum, buzz”), German Low German bumsen (“to bump, push”), German bummen (“to hum, buzz”), Icelandic bumba (“drum”), probably of imitative origin. More at bum, bumble. Compare also bomb.
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