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Uncommonbump
The correct spelling is bump.
How to pronounce bump
/bʌmp/
nounIPA: /bʌmp/
Say it like: Bum-p
The correct spelling is bump. A light blow or jolting collision. For example: "the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness"
Usage Examples
“the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness”
“US presidential nominees get a post-convention bump in survey ratings.”
“I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A light blow or jolting collision.
- 2.The sound of such a collision.
- 3.A protuberance on a level surface.
- 4.A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
- 5.One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (metonymically) the faculty itself
verb
- 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.
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