bump: signification et définitions

To strike or collide with.

To cause to knock against an obstacle.

To knock to a new position; shift: bumped the crate out of the way.

To shake up and down; jolt: bumped the child on her knee; was bumped about on a rough flight.

To displace from a position within a group or organization.

To deprive (a passenger) of a reserved seat because of overbooking.

To raise; boost: bump up the price of gasoline.

Sports To pass (a volleyball) by redirecting it with the forearms.

To hit or knock against something.

To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain.

Sports To bump a volleyball.

A blow, collision, or jolt.

The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark.

A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.

A slight swelling or lump.

Something, such as unevenness or a hole in a road, that causes a bump.

A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.

One of the natural protuberances on the human skull, considered to have significance in phrenology.

A forward thrust of the pelvis, as in a burlesque striptease.

Sports A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.

Slang A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.

bump into To meet by chance: I often bump into him at the supermarket.

bump off Slang To murder.