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bumped

/bʌmpt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To knock against or run into with a jolt.
  2. To move up or down by a step; displace.
  3. 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.
  4. (of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
  5. To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
  6. To move the time of (a scheduled event).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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