bumps
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/bʌmps/
English
Definitions
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.
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.
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Synonyms
knockhitblowjutprotrusionbreakhumpprotuberancebulgedisplaceencounterdemotedislodgegibbositygibbousnessfind