Bump (Noun)
Meaning 1
An impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 2
A lump on the body caused by a blow.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The fall left a nasty bump on her forehead that took weeks to fade.
- After walking into the doorframe, I had a bump on my side that was tender to the touch.
- The boxer had a noticeable bump under his left eye from the previous night's fight.
- A bump on her knee from a childhood accident still ached from time to time.
- She applied ice to the bump on her elbow, hoping the swelling would go down quickly.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Synonyms
- Protrusion
- Protuberance
- Hump
- Excrescence
- Prominence
- Gibbosity
- Gibbousness
- Jut
- Extrusion
- Swelling
- Bulge