Bump has 13 different meanings across 4 categories:
Noun · Verb · Intj · Proper Noun
a lump on the body caused by a blow
"He developed a painful bump on his forehead after falling off his bicycle."
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"
A light blow or jolting collision.
"The cyclist took a small bump when his wheel hit the pothole."
In plain English: A bump is a small lump that forms on your skin after you get hit by something hard.
"I took a hard bump on my head when I fell down the stairs."
Usage: As a noun, bump refers to the physical sensation of impact rather than the action itself; do not use it as a verb when describing an emotional shock unless you specifically mean a sudden rise in value. It is often confused with "blow," but while both describe collisions, bump implies a softer or less forceful jolt against something solid.
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
"She was demoted because she always speaks up"
"He was broken down to Sergeant"
To knock against or run into with a jolt.
"The cyclist bumped his head on the low branch as he turned the corner too fast."
In plain English: To bump something is to hit it lightly with your body or an object, often by accident while moving around.
"I bumped my elbow on the corner of the table while walking through the crowded room."
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"The colloquial spelling bumped appears in some informal texts as an alternative form of bump."
Alternative form of bump
A surname.
"The Bump family has lived in that house for three generations."
The word "bump" likely comes from North Germanic languages, where it originally meant a thump or the act of striking with a clenched fist. It probably began as an imitative sound representing the noise made by such a collision before traveling into English to describe the shock itself.