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- Dictionarybump/bəmp/
noun
- 1. a light blow or a jolting collision: "a nasty bump on the head" Similar
- 2. a protuberance on a level surface: "bumps in the road" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. knock or run into someone or something with a jolt: "I almost bumped into him" Similar Opposite
- 2. move or travel with much jolting and jarring: "the car bumped along the rutted track" Similar
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The meaning of BUMP is a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface. How to use bump in a sentence.
BUMP definition: 1. to hit something with force: 2. to hurt part of your body by hitting it against something hard…. Learn more.
a swelling or contusion from a blow. a small area raised above the level of the surrounding surface; protuberance: He tripped over a bump on the sidewalk. Informal. a promotion or demotion; transfer to a higher or lower level: He got a bump to vice president of the company. Informal. an increase in amount, especially of salary or a wager:
A bump is the action or the dull sound of two heavy objects hitting each other. I felt a little bump and I knew instantly what had happened. The child took five steps, and then sat down with a bump.
1. To hit or knock against something: boxes bumping against one another in a truck. 2. To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain. 3. Sports To bump a volleyball. n. 1. a. A blow, collision, or jolt. b. The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark. 2.
BUMP meaning: 1. to hit something with force: 2. to hurt part of your body by hitting it against something hard…. Learn more.
When you bump someone, you hit them with your whole body. If the person in front of you stops walking and you're not paying attention, you might bump right into them. Bumping often happens by accident, unless of course you are doing "the bump" (a 1970's dance).
to hurt part of your body by hitting it against something hard: I bumped my head on the door. bump into/against sth. B2. to hit your body, your car, etc against something by accident: He kept falling over and bumping into things. bump along/over sth. to move in a vehicle over a surface that is not smooth: The bus bumped along the country road.
Definition of bump verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[intransitive, transitive] to move across a rough surface + adv./prep. The jeep bumped along the dirt track. bump something + adv./prep. The car slowly bumped its way down the drive. She entered the subway, bumping her bags down the steps.
