a lump on the body caused by a blow
Used in a Sentence
bump
How to use bump in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for bump.
Editorial note
Might want to bump the contrast up a bit.
Examples9
Definitions8
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a lump on the body caused by a blow
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bump gathered in one view.
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bump.
noun
a lump on the body caused by a blow
noun
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
noun
an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
See also: blow
verb
knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
See also: knock
verb
come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
verb
dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"
verb
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
verb
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
See also: dislodge
Example sentences
Might want to bump the contrast up a bit.
Even with a 10k bump in pay and full benefits, it was a wash.
As a second year, base and expected bonus each receive a $10k bump.
Maybe you can hire him and bump everyone else's salaries up to 110k but a 10% budget increase might not be feasible.
The signing bonus covers the initial bump, and then everyone has a window to see if things are copacetic.
It sets a terrible precedent, and gives Comcast the leverage to bump the price extortionately at the end of the deal.
A black person that truly deserved to get into Harvard is indistinguishable from one that got there only after the bump from affirmative action.
So he doesn't bump into said ceiling when running such tests back to back?Did the author run the tests back to back, or have a cool down period between tests?Where was the author's network upstream located when he tried said tests?
The new iMacs' chipset and GPU are probably already more expensive than the previous generation's and Apple's almost always unwilling to bump the total cost of the machine or the cost of any BTO parts because they're guaranteed to get more backlash over those moves.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bump in a sentence?
Might want to bump the contrast up a bit.
What does bump mean?
a lump on the body caused by a blow
What part of speech is bump?
bump is commonly used as noun, verb.