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Meaning
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 (dated,
metonymically
) the
faculty
itself
●
In Rowing:
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.
●
In Internet:
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
thread
s.
●
A
temporary
increase in a
quantity
, as shown in a graph.
●
A
dose
of a
drug
such as
ketamine
or
cocaine
, when
snorted
recreationally.
●
In Dances:
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.
●
In Fabrics:
A
coarse
cotton
fabric.
●
A training
match
for a
fighting
dog.
●
In Snooker:
The
jaw
of either of the
middle
pockets.
●
In American English:
Music, especially
played
over
speakers
at
loud
volume
with strong
bass
frequency
response.
●
A
reassignment
of
jobs
within an organization (
for example
, when an
existing
employee
leaves
)
on the basis of
seniority.
●
The
breeding
call
made by the
bittern
; a boom.
Verb
●
To
knock
against or
run into
with a jolt.
●
To
move up
or down by a
step
; displace.
●
In Internet:
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
thread
s.
●
In Chemistry:
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.
●
In Printing:
To
spread out
material
so as to
fill
any
desired
number of pages.
●
To
assassinate
; to
bump
off.
●
To
displace
(another
employee
in an organization)
on the basis of
seniority.
●
To
anger
, irritate.
●
Of a
bittern
, to make its
characteristic
breeding
call.
Intj
●
In Internet:
Posted in an Internet
forum
thread
in order to
raise
the
thread
's
profile
by
returning
it to the
top
of the
list
of
active
thread
s.
●
In Internet:
Alternative form of bump
Name
●
A surname.
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