Bump
/bʌmp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:14 pts4 letters
Definition of Bump
noun
- A light blow or jolting collision.
- The sound of such a collision.
- A protuberance on a level surface.
- A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
- One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (metonymically) the faculty itself
"the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness"
verb
- To knock against or run into with a jolt.
- 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.
- (of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
- To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.