Bump
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Bump
Noun
- A light blow or jolting collision.
"His car had a tiny bump with a moving bus."
- The sound of such a collision.
"He heard a loud bump and saw the front part of his car was broken and the driver of the other car was running to apologise."
- 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 the faculty itself
"the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness"
Verb
- To knock against or run into with a jolt.
"Their car got bumped while they were turning at the junction."
- 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.
- 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.