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Detailed Synonyms for bump in English

bump:

bump [the ~] noun

  1. the bump
    the bump; the obstacle; the knob
  2. the bump
    the bump; the bulge
  3. the bump
    the push
    – the act of applying force in order to move something away 1
    • push [the ~] noun
      • he gave the door a hard push1
    the nudge; the thrust; the bumper; the bump; the punch; the blow; the jab; the buffer
    the shove
    – the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) 1
    • shove [the ~] noun
      • he gave the door a shove1
  4. the bump
    the crash; the boom; the smack; the bump; the blast; the bang; the thud; the thump
  5. the bump
    the bump; the thump; the thud
  6. the bump
    the bruise; the swelling; the lump; the bump
  7. the bump
    the bump
  8. the bump
    – an impact (as from a collision) 1
    the blow; the bump
    – an impact (as from a collision) 1
    • blow [the ~] noun
    • bump [the ~] noun
      • the bump threw him off the bicycle1
  9. the bump
    – a lump on the body caused by a blow 1
    the bump
    – a lump on the body caused by a blow 1

to bump verb (bumps, bumped, bumping)

  1. to bump
    – knock against with force or violence 1
    to bump; to knock
    – knock against with force or violence 1
    • bump verb (bumps, bumped, bumping)
      • My car bumped into the tree1
    • knock verb (knocks, knocked, knocking)
  2. to bump
    – remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied 1
    to bump; to dislodge
    – remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied 1
    • bump verb (bumps, bumped, bumping)
    • dislodge verb (dislodges, dislodged, dislodging)
      • The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space1
  3. to bump
    – dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward 1
    to bump
    – dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward 1
    • bump verb (bumps, bumped, bumping)
      • bump and grind1
  4. to bump
    – come upon, as if by accident; meet with 1
    to encounter; to find; chance; to happen; to bump
    – come upon, as if by accident; meet with 1
    • encounter verb (encounters, encountered, encountering)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • We find this idea in Plato1
    • chance verb
      • She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day1
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
      • I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here1
    • bump verb (bumps, bumped, bumping)
  5. to bump
    – assign to a lower position; reduce in rank 1
    to break; to bump; kick downstairs; relegate; demote
    – assign to a lower position; reduce in rank 1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • He was broken down to Sergeant1
    • bump verb (bumps, bumped, bumping)
    • relegate verb
    • demote verb
      • She was demoted because she always speaks up1

Conjugations for bump:

present
  1. bump
  2. bump
  3. bumps
  4. bump
  5. bump
  6. bump
simple past
  1. bumped
  2. bumped
  3. bumped
  4. bumped
  5. bumped
  6. bumped
present perfect
  1. have bumped
  2. have bumped
  3. has bumped
  4. have bumped
  5. have bumped
  6. have bumped
past continuous
  1. was bumping
  2. were bumping
  3. was bumping
  4. were bumping
  5. were bumping
  6. were bumping
future
  1. shall bump
  2. will bump
  3. will bump
  4. shall bump
  5. will bump
  6. will bump
continuous present
  1. am bumping
  2. are bumping
  3. is bumping
  4. are bumping
  5. are bumping
  6. are bumping
subjunctive
  1. be bumped
  2. be bumped
  3. be bumped
  4. be bumped
  5. be bumped
  6. be bumped
diverse
  1. bump!
  2. let's bump!
  3. bumped
  4. bumping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "bump":

  1. an impact (as from a collision)1
    • the bump threw him off the bicycle1
  2. a lump on the body caused by a blow1
  3. knock against with force or violence1
    • My car bumped into the tree1
  4. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied1
  5. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward1
    • bump and grind1
  6. come upon, as if by accident; meet with1
  7. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank1

Related Synonyms for bump