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/bʌmp/ · bump
noun
- A light blow or jolting collision. She got a bump on her knee from falling on the pavement.
- The sound of such a collision. The bump of the car's tires on the pothole was loud and jarring.
- A protuberance on a level surface. The bump on the road made it difficult to drive over without losing control.
verb
- To knock against or run into with a jolt. I bumped my elbow on the table when I stood up too quickly.
- To move up or down by a step; displace. I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.
- 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. She bumped the thread to get more attention from the community.
Did you know? The word 'bump' is often used in music to describe a sudden change in tempo or rhythm, creating a sense of surprise or excitement.