bump

Meaning of bump in English

Noun

US /bʌmp/ UK /bʌmp/

1. a small accident in which your car, motorbike, bicycle etc. hits something but you are not hurt

We heard a bump in the next room.

2. a swelling or dent on the skin, caused by a bump

I got a bump on the back of my head from bumping into the doorframe.

Verb

US /bʌmp/ UK /bʌmp/

1. accidentally run into something or someone while you are moving together

The two people bumped into each other at the corner.

2. hit a part of your body against something hard

I bumped my head on the ceiling.

3. move or travel with jolts and jerks

The cart bumped along the dirt road.
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