bumps Meaning & Definition
What Does Bumps Mean?
Bumps is used as a noun meaning plural of bump. It is also used to mean The ritual tossing of someone into the air to celebrate their birthday. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of bump. As a verb, it means To knock against or run into with a jolt.
Bumps: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //bʌmps// |
| Syllables | 1 |
Bumps Definition (Noun)
- plural of bump
- The ritual tossing of someone into the air to celebrate their birthday.
Bumps as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of bump
Noun
- A light blow or jolting collision.
- The sound of such a collision.
- A protuberance on a level surface.
- A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
- 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
the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness
- The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
- The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
- A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
- A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
US presidential nominees get a post-convention bump in survey ratings.
- A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
- The noise made by the bittern; a boom.
- (preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.
- In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
- A coarse cotton fabric.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
- Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
Verb
- To knock against or run into with a jolt.
- To move up or down by a step; displace.
I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.
- 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.
- (of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
- To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
- To move the time of (a scheduled event).
- To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
- To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
- To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.
Synonyms of Bumps
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Bumps synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Bumps
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Bumps in a Sentence
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.
Word Forms & Grammar
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Words That Rhyme With Bumps
How to Pronounce Bumps
Bumps is pronounced //bʌmps// and has 1 syllable.