bump

bump

noun

Definition of BUMP

1

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue <that's a nasty bump on your arm where you hit the table>

Synonyms knot, lump, node, nodule, swelling

Related Words growth, tumor, wart; hump, hunch; bruise, contusion, welt; blister, boil; blob, chunk, clod, clump, gob, gobbet, hunk, knob, nub, nubble, nugget, wad

2

the act or an instance of bringing to a lower grade or rank <the bump was punishment for insubordination>

Synonyms demotion, reduction

Related Words disrating, downgrade; dismissal, firing, layoff, sacking; abasement, debasement, humiliation

3

a forceful coming together of two things <I felt the bump of the other car, but there was no damage to either vehicle>

Synonyms bump, collision, concussion, crash, impingement, jar, jolt, jounce, kick, shock, slam, smash, strike, wallop

Related Words blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump; bashing, battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing; contact, encounter, meeting, touch