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1
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
- that's a nasty bump on your arm where you hit the table
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3
a forceful coming together of two things
- I felt the bump of the other car, but there was no damage to either vehicle
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of bump (Entry 2 of 2)
to come into usually forceful contact with something
- that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized
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The first known use of bump was in 1533
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