bump

¹bump

noun \ˈbəmp\

Definition of BUMP

1

: a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: as a : a swelling of tissue b : a cranial protuberance

2

a : a sudden forceful blow, impact, or jolt b : demotion

3

: an act of thrusting the hips forward in an erotic manner

Examples of BUMP

1. He wound up with a few minor bumps and bruises from the fight.
2. Did you feel a bump?

Origin of BUMP

probably imitative of the sound of a blow

First Known Use: 1581

Related to BUMP

Synonyms: knot, lump, node, nodule, swelling

Related Words: growth, tumor, wart; hump, hunch; bruise, contusion, welt; blister, boil; blob, chunk, clod, clump, gob, gobbet, hunk, knob, nub, nubble, nugget, wad

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Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with BUMP

chump, clomp, clump, comp, crump, dump, flump, frump, grump, hump, jump, lump, plump, pump, rump, schlump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump