bump
/bʌmp/ noun B2- 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.
- Any light sound. · He heard bumps in the night.
- A fist bump. · I held my fist up, and he gave me a bump before leaving.
- A car accident, usually a small one. · I had a bump last time I drove into the city.
- A collision, especially a fall. · Did you see the bump he took last night?
- A dose of a drug, such as ketamine or cocaine, snorted; a small dose of a snorted drug.
- A conflict.
Plural bumps
Phrasal verbs and expressions
Other matches
- bump Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breedi... B1
- bump To knock against or run into with a jolt. C2
- bump The breeding call made by the bittern C2
- bump Posted in an Internet forum thread in order to ... C2
- bump down To transfer
- bump into To collide with.
- bump off To kill, especially to murder.
- bump on Synonym of bump into.
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