bump

[US]/bʌmp/
[UK]/bʌmp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a swelling, a raised area; a collision
vi. to collide, to hit; to travel with jolts
vt. to collide with, to hit; to travel with jolts
adv. suddenly, violently

Phrases & Collocations

bump into

speed bump

with a bump

bump against

bump up

bump off

bump mapping

Example Sentences

a bump and grind.

a nasty bump on the head.

bumps in the road.

have no bump of music

be prognostic of a bump harvest

the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose.

a sequence of bumper harvests

a bumper haul of fish

bump up the price of gasoline.

heard a loud bump in the dark.

a bumper crop of corn.

The cars were bumper-to-bumper in the tunnel.

the children were given the bumps .

I almost bumped into him.

we might just bump into each other.

she had to bump the pushchair down the steps.

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