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noun

Bump n.

A thump; a heavy blow.

A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance. "It had upon its brow A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone."

(Phren.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness." (Colloq.)

The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following. (Eng.)

Bump n. The noise made by the bittern.

verb

Bump v. t. (past & past part. bumped; pres. part. bumping) To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

Bump v. i. To come in violent contact with something; to thump. "Bumping and jumping."

Bump v. i. To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom. "As a bittern bumps within a reed."

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Etymology of 'Bump'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bump" Quotes from Famous Books

... mind, something incurably frivolous about a woman who laughs when a man is in earnest. I have tried over and over again to impress this upon Catherine, but it never had any other effect but to increase her amusement. She is a young woman entirely without the bump of veneration, and this, I should say, far more than an elegant pronunciation, is the desideratum in ...

— The Argosy - Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 • Various

... fly-wheel will most likely puzzle you more than anything else to find the knock. So remember this. The wheel may apparently be tight, but should the key be the least bit narrow for the groove in shaft, it will make your engine bump very similar to that caused by too much or ...

— Rough and Tumble Engineering • James H. Maggard

... with thee, What are the labors of that Jumping Sect, Which feeble laws connive at rather than respect? Thou dost not bump, Or jump, But walk men into virtue; betwixt crime And slow repentance giving breathing time, And leisure to be good; Instructing with discretion demi-reps How to ...

— The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 • Charles Lamb

... both hands on the table, and looking straight down on the long rows of bearded faces, when he heard a slight noise behind him. A sudden laugh broke out, and before he could turn his head, a strong hand fell on each shoulder and he went back into his chair with a bump. Then he looked up, and saw Bannon standing over him. The boss was trying to speak, but he had to wait a full minute before he could make himself heard. He glanced around and saw the look ...

— Calumet 'K' • Samuel Merwin

... wake up with a bump, and sit in the sand seeing this ridgment of legs and shadows going off in the distance? No, thank you, sir. They tell me there's lions and jackals and hyaenas out here. No, thankye, sir; I'm ...

— In the Mahdi's Grasp • George Manville Fenn

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