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bumps


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bump 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  bump 
 
  Sense  4 
  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  reduce 
 
  Sense  5 
  dislodge,  displace,  bump 
  =>  throw 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bump 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  bump 
 
  Sense  4 
  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  reduce 
 
  Sense  5 
  dislodge,  displace,  bump 
  =>  throw 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  bump 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  bump 
 
  5  senses  of  bump 
 
  Sense  1 
  bump,  knock 
  =>  hit,  strike,  impinge  on  run  into  collide  with 
  Also  See->  bump  into#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter 
 
  Sense  3 
  bump 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
 
  Sense  4 
  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
  Also  See->  bump  off#1 
 
  Sense  5 
  dislodge,  displace,  bump 
  =>  expel,  eject,  chuck  out  exclude,  throw  out  kick  out  turf  out  boot  out  turn  out 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  bump 
 
  bump  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  bump 
 
  Sense  1 
  bump,  knock 
  =>  hit,  strike,  impinge  on  run  into  collide  with 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  bump 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  dislodge,  displace,  bump 
  =>  expel,  eject,  chuck  out  exclude,  throw  out  kick  out  turf  out  boot  out  turn  out 
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  Grep  of  noun  bump 
  bump 
  bumper 
  bumper  car 
  bumper  guard 
  bumper  jack 
  bumpiness 
  bumpkin 
  bumptiousness 
  goose  bump 
  speed  bump 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bump 
 
  The  noun  bump  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bump  --  (a  lump  on  the  body  caused  by  a  blow) 
  2.  bulge,  bump,  hump,  gibbosity,  gibbousness,  jut,  prominence,  protuberance,  protrusion,  extrusion,  excrescence  --  (something  that  bulges  out  or  is  protuberant  or  projects  from  a  form) 
  3.  bump,  blow  --  (an  impact  (as  from  a  collision);  "the  bump  threw  him  off  the  bicycle") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bump 
 
  The  verb  bump  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  bump,  knock  --  (knock  against  with  force  or  violence;  "My  car  bumped  into  the  tree") 
  2.  (1)  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter  --  (come  upon  as  if  by  accident;  meet  with  "We  find  this  idea  in  Plato";  "I  happened  upon  the  most  wonderful  bakery  not  very  far  from  here";  "She  chanced  upon  an  interesting  book  in  the  bookstore  the  other  day") 
  3.  (1)  bump  --  (dance  erotically,  as  in  "bump  and  grind":  dance  with  the  pelvis  thrust  forward) 
  4.  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs  --  (assign  to  a  lower  position;  reduce  in  rank;  "She  was  demoted  because  she  always  speaks  up") 
  5.  dislodge,  displace,  bump  --  (remove  or  force  from  a  position  of  dwelling  previously  occupied;  "The  new  employee  dislodged  her  by  moving  into  her  office  space") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bump 
 
  The  noun  bump  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bump  --  (a  lump  on  the  body  caused  by  a  blow) 
  2.  bulge,  bump,  hump,  gibbosity,  gibbousness,  jut,  prominence,  protuberance,  protrusion,  extrusion,  excrescence  --  (something  that  bulges  out  or  is  protuberant  or  projects  from  a  form) 
  3.  bump,  blow  --  (an  impact  (as  from  a  collision);  "the  bump  threw  him  off  the  bicycle") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bump 
 
  The  verb  bump  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  bump,  knock  --  (knock  against  with  force  or  violence;  "My  car  bumped  into  the  tree") 
  2.  (1)  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter  --  (come  upon  as  if  by  accident;  meet  with  "We  find  this  idea  in  Plato";  "I  happened  upon  the  most  wonderful  bakery  not  very  far  from  here";  "She  chanced  upon  an  interesting  book  in  the  bookstore  the  other  day") 
  3.  (1)  bump  --  (dance  erotically,  as  in  "bump  and  grind":  dance  with  the  pelvis  thrust  forward) 
  4.  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs  --  (assign  to  a  lower  position;  reduce  in  rank;  "She  was  demoted  because  she  always  speaks  up") 
  5.  dislodge,  displace,  bump  --  (remove  or  force  from  a  position  of  dwelling  previously  occupied;  "The  new  employee  dislodged  her  by  moving  into  her  office  space") 



bumps definition