to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike

His car bumped a truck.

to cause to strike or collide

He bumped the car against a tree.

to dislodge or displace by the force of collision.

Informal . to dislodge; to appropriate the privileges of

When the general found there were no additional seats on the plane, he bumped a major. The airline bumped me from the flight.

to demote, promote, or dismiss

He was bumped from his job.

Informal . to force upward; raise

Demand from abroad bumped the price of corn.

Poker . raise ( def. 24 ) .

to come in contact or collide with (often fol. by against or into )

She bumped into me.

to bounce along; proceed in a series of jolts

The old car bumped down the road.

to dance by thrusting the pelvis forward abruptly, in a provocative manner, esp. to the accompaniment of an accented musical beat. Compare grind ( def. 13 ) .

to boil with violent jolts caused by the sudden eruption of large bubbles through the surface.

an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.

the shock of a blow or collision.

a swelling or contusion from a blow.

a small area raised above the level of the surrounding surface; protuberance

He tripped over a bump on a road.

Informal . a promotion or demotion; transfer to a higher or lower level

He got a bump to vice president of the company.

Informal . an increase in amount, esp. of salary or a wager

He asked the boss for a ten-dollar bump.

Aeronautics . a rapidly rising current of air that gives an airplane a severe upward thrust.

a dance movement in which the pelvis is abruptly thrust forward in a provocative manner, esp. to the accompaniment of an accented musical beat. Compare grind ( def. 19 ) .

Mining . crump ( def. 6 ) . ?

bump into, Informal . to meet by chance

I bumped into an old friend yesterday.

bump off, Slang . to kill, esp. to murder

They bumped him off because he knew too much.

verb

bang , bounce , box , buck , bunt , butt , carom , clap , clatter , crack , crash , impinge , jar , jerk , jolt , jostle , jounce , knock , pat , plop , plunk , pound , punch , rap , rattle , shake , slam , slap , smack , smash into , strike , thud , thump , thunder , thwack , whack , budge , displace , remove , shift , increase , raise , step up , dismiss , evict , expel , oust , throw out , break , degrade , downgrade , reduce , blow , clash , collide , concussion , demote , dislodge , hit , impact , lump , node , nodule , pothole , protrusion , protuberance , replace , smash , swelling

phrasal verb

chance on , come across , come on , find , happen on , light on , run across , run into , stumble on , tumble on , destroy , finish , kill , liquidate , slay

noun

concussion , crash , impact , jar , jolt , percussion , shock , smash , hump , knob , knot , lump , nub , protuberance , bunch , swelling