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* {{IPA|en|/bʌmp/}} |
* {{IPA|en|/bʌmp/|[bɐm̥p]}} |
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===Etymology 1=== |
===Etymology 1=== |
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From Early Modern English {{m|en|bump|t=a shock, blow from a collision |
From Early Modern English {{m|en|bump|t=a shock, blow from a collision}}, probably of {{der|en|gmq|-}} origin. Compare {{cog|da|bump|t=a thump}}, {{cog|da|bumpe|t=to thump}}, {{cog|gmq-oda|bumpe|t=to strike with a clenched fist}}. Apparently related to {{cog|enm|bumben}}, {{m|enm|bummen|t=to make a hollow noise}}, {{cog|nl|bommen|t=to hum, buzz}}, {{cog|nds-de|bumsen|t=to bump, push}}, {{cog|de|bummen|t=to hum, buzz}}, {{cog|is|bumba|t=drum}}, probably of {{onom|en|title=imitative}} origin. More at {{l|en|bum}}, {{l|en|bumble}}. Compare also {{l|en|bomb}}. |
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# {{lb|en|obsolete}} One of the [[protuberance]]s on the [[cranium]] which, in [[phrenology]], are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also {{lb|en|dated|metonymically}} the faculty itself |
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} One of the [[protuberance]]s on the [[cranium]] which, in [[phrenology]], are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also {{lb|en|dated|metonymically}} the faculty itself |
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#: {{ux|en|the '''bump''' of veneration; the '''bump''' of acquisitiveness}} |
#: {{ux|en|the '''bump''' of veneration; the '''bump''' of acquisitiveness}} |
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#*c.'''1845''' Thomas MacNevin, cited in Charles Gavan Duffy (1896) [https://archive.org/details/youngirelandfrag01duffuoft/page/100 ''Young Ireland: A Fragment of Irish History, 1840-45; final revision''] (London: T.F. Unwin) Vol.II p.100: |
#* c.'''1845''' Thomas MacNevin, cited in Charles Gavan Duffy (1896) [https://archive.org/details/youngirelandfrag01duffuoft/page/100 ''Young Ireland: A Fragment of Irish History, 1840-45; final revision''] (London: T.F. Unwin) Vol.II p.100: |
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#*:Our task is to elevate the character of the people, raising up, in fact, their '''bump''' of self-esteem and suppressing the '''bumps''' of servility and fury. |
#*: Our task is to elevate the character of the people, raising up, in fact, their '''bump''' of self-esteem and suppressing the '''bumps''' of servility and fury. |
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#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1902|title= The Enemies of Books|author= |
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1902|title= The Enemies of Books|author=w:William Blades|page=102|edition=2nd|text=Another, with the '''bump''' of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves.}} |
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# {{lb|en|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. |
# {{lb|en|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. |
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# The swollen [[abdomen]] of a [[pregnant]] [[woman]]. |
# The swollen [[abdomen]] of a [[pregnant]] [[woman]]. |
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#:{{syn|en|baby bump}} |
#: {{syn|en|baby bump}} |
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# {{lb|en|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 threads. |
# {{lb|en|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 threads. |
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# A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a [[graph]]. |
# A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a [[graph]]. |
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#: {{ux|en|US presidential nominees get a post-convention '''bump''' in survey ratings.}} |
#: {{ux|en|US presidential nominees get a post-convention '''bump''' in survey ratings.}} |
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# {{lb|en|slang}} A dose of a drug such as [[ketamine]] or [[cocaine]], when snorted [[recreationally]]. |
# {{lb|en|slang}} A dose of a drug such as [[ketamine]] or [[cocaine]], when snorted [[recreationally]]. |
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#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2019-08-09|author=Joshua Azizi|title=Shambhala Music Festival makes harm reduction a priority|journal= |
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2019-08-09|author=Joshua Azizi|title=Shambhala Music Festival makes harm reduction a priority|journal=w:The Georgia Straight|url=https://www.straight.com/music/1284111/shambhala-music-festival-makes-harm-reduction-priority|passage=“They're getting their drugs mixed up,” she said. “If someone did a line of coke, it would be a very different size than if someone did a '''bump''' of ketamine, right? So if they're thinking it's cocaine and they do a line, they could go into a k-hole and be completely unable to move for hours. Maybe not hours, but for a while.”}} |
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# {{lb|en|preceded by definite article}} A [[disco]] [[dance]] in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together. |
# {{lb|en|preceded by definite article}} A [[disco]] [[dance]] in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together. |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=1979|author=Robert English|publisher=Eden Paperbacks|title=Toxic Kisses|page=32|passage=We sing [...] "God Save the Queen" done in mime and finally "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley" to a Hawaiian rock with Phoebe doing the '''bump'''.}} |
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# In [[skipping]], a single [[jump]] over two consecutive [[turn]]s of the [[rope]]. |
# In [[skipping]], a single [[jump]] over two consecutive [[turn]]s of the [[rope]]. |
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# {{lb|en|uncountable}} A coarse cotton fabric. |
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} A coarse cotton fabric. |
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# {{lb|en|snooker|slang}} The {{l|en|jaw|id=snooker}} of either of the middle {{l|en|pocket|pockets|id=snooker}}. |
# {{lb|en|snooker|slang}} The {{l|en|jaw|id=snooker}} of either of the middle {{l|en|pocket|pockets|id=snooker}}. |
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# {{lb|en|US|slang|uncountable}} Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong [[bass]] frequency response. |
# {{lb|en|US|slang|uncountable}} Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong [[bass]] frequency response. |
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#* {{quote-song|en|lyricist=Jordan Houston |
#* {{quote-song|en|lyricist=Jordan Houston; Darnell Carlton; Paul Beauregard; Premro Smith; Marlon Goodwin; David Brown; Willie Hutchinson| passage=Call me the juice and you know I'm a stunt; ride in the car with some '''bump''' in the trunk.| url=https://genius.com/Three-6-mafia-stay-fly-lyrics|title=Stay Fly| publisher=Sony BMG| year=2005| album=Most Known Unknown| artist=Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG)}} |
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# {{lb|en|US|broadcasting}} A short, self-promotional [[spot]] on a [[radio]] or [[television]] station. |
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# {{lb|en|industrial relations}} A [[reassignment]] of [[job]]s within an [[organization]] (for example, when an existing [[employee]] leaves) on the basis of [[seniority]]. |
# {{lb|en|industrial relations}} A [[reassignment]] of [[job]]s within an [[organization]] (for example, when an existing [[employee]] leaves) on the basis of [[seniority]]. |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=1985|author=Peter B. Doeringer |
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1985|author=Peter B. Doeringer; Michael J. Piore|title=Internal Labor Markets and Manpower Analysis|page=55 |
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|passage=For example, chain bumping, in which a '''bump''' by one employee initiates a series of consecutive '''bumps''' down a progression line before a layoff results, produces the greatest average number of reassignments per redundant employee.}} |
|passage=For example, chain bumping, in which a '''bump''' by one employee initiates a series of consecutive '''bumps''' down a progression line before a layoff results, produces the greatest average number of reassignments per redundant employee.}} |
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# {{lb|en|card games}} In the game of [[khanhoo]], the act of claiming a newly [[discard]]ed card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a [[meld]] other than a [[sequence]]. |
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# {{lb|en|colloquial}} A [[minor]] [[problem]] or [[difficulty]]. |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=2015|author=Dianna Love|title=Slye Team Black Ops 3-book box set |
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|passage="I'll try my best, but we still have a few '''bumps''' to work out," Ryder muttered.}} |
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=====Derived terms===== |
=====Derived terms===== |
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{{der3|en|title=Terms derived from ''bump'' (noun)|baby bump|bump and grind|[[bumpfire]], [[bump-fire]], [[bump fire]]|bump in the road|bumpity|[[bump stock]], [[bump-stock]], [[bumpstock]]|bumpy|elbow bump|fist bump|like a bump on a log|razor bump|speed bump|things that go bump in the night|birthday bump|booty bump|bump ball|bump cap|bump mapping|bump supper|bump-off|bump-start|chest bump|Colbert bump|convention bump|ghost bump|goose bump|key bump|lie bump|mobile speed bump|necro bump|necro-bump|prayer bump|shaving bump|solder bump|traffic bump|Trump bump|with a bump |
{{der3|en|title=Terms derived from ''bump'' (noun)|baby bump|bump and grind|[[bumpfire]], [[bump-fire]], [[bump fire]]|bump in the road|bumpity|[[bump stock]], [[bump-stock]], [[bumpstock]]|bumpy|elbow bump|fist bump|like a bump on a log|razor bump|speed bump|things that go bump in the night|birthday bump|booty bump|bump ball|bump cap|bump mapping|bump supper|bump-off|bump-start|chest bump|Colbert bump|convention bump|ghost bump|goose bump|key bump|lie bump|mobile speed bump|necro bump|necro-bump|prayer bump|shaving bump|solder bump|traffic bump|Trump bump|with a bump|bump-in|bump-out|Jersey bump|power bump |
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=====Translations===== |
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*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|kul|m}} |
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|kul|m}} |
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*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|kul|m}} |
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|kul|m}} |
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* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|یومرو|tr=yumru}} |
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|یومرو|tr=yumru}}, {{t|ota|طوپاق|tr=topak}} |
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* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Knubbel|m}} |
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Knubbel|m}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|wybój|m}} |
* Polish: {{t+|pl|wybój|m}} |
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* Ingrian: {{t|izh|pahko}}, {{t|izh|muhku}}, {{t|izh|muna}} |
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|pahko}}, {{t|izh|muhku}}, {{t|izh|muna}} |
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* Italian: {{t|it|bozzo|m}}, {{t+|it|gnocco|m}} |
* Italian: {{t|it|bozzo|m}}, {{t+|it|gnocco|m}} |
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* Javanese: {{t|jv|kucing}} |
* Javanese: {{t+|jv|kucing}} |
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* Khmer: {{t-needed|km}} |
* Khmer: {{t-needed|km}} |
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* Latin: {{t+|la|tūber|n}} |
* Latin: {{t+|la|tūber|n}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kuhmu}} |
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kuhmu}} |
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* French: {{t+|fr|bosse|f}} |
* French: {{t+|fr|bosse|f}} |
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#: {{ux|en|I '''bumped''' the font size up to make my document easier to read.}} |
#: {{ux|en|I '''bumped''' the font size up to make my document easier to read.}} |
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# {{lb|en|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 threads. |
# {{lb|en|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 threads. |
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#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Barbara Horrell |
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Barbara Horrell; Christine Stephens; Mary Breheny|title=Online Research with Informal Caregivers: Opportunities and Challenges|journal=Qualitative Research in Psychology| year=2015| doi=10.1080/14780887.2015.1040318| volume=12| issue=3| page=264| passage=As in [the online forum] ''carersvoicesnz'', certain contributors were more visible, taking the initiative to "'''bump'''" the thread to bring it back into view if it went quiet.}} |
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# {{lb|en|chemistry|of a superheated liquid}} To suddenly [[boil]], causing movement of the [[vessel]] and loss of liquid. |
# {{lb|en|physical chemistry|of a superheated liquid}} To suddenly [[boil]], causing movement of the [[vessel]] and loss of liquid. |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=1916|author=Albert Prescott Mathews|title=Physiological chemistry| passage=Heat until the liquid '''bumps''', then reduce the heat and continue the boiling for 1½ hours.}} |
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1916|author=Albert Prescott Mathews|title=Physiological chemistry| passage=Heat until the liquid '''bumps''', then reduce the heat and continue the boiling for 1½ hours.}} |
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# {{lb|en|transitive}} To move (a booked passenger) to a later [[flight]] because of earlier delays or cancellations. |
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To move (a booked passenger) to a later [[flight]] because of earlier delays or cancellations. |
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|passage=Easyjet said the compensation package for passengers '''bumped''' off flights was 'probably the most flawed piece of European legislation in recent years' {{...}}}} |
|passage=Easyjet said the compensation package for passengers '''bumped''' off flights was 'probably the most flawed piece of European legislation in recent years' {{...}}}} |
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# {{lb|en|transitive}} To move the time of (a scheduled event). |
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To move the time of (a scheduled event). |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=2010|author=Nancy Conner |
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2010|author=Nancy Conner; Matthew MacDonald|title=Office 2010: The Missing Manual|page=332 |
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|passage=A colleague emails with news that her 4:30 meeting got '''bumped''' to 3:30.}} |
|passage=A colleague emails with news that her 4:30 meeting got '''bumped''' to 3:30.}} |
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# {{lb|en|transitive}} To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins. |
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins. |
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# {{lb|en|intransitive|archaic}} To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to [[boom]]. |
# {{lb|en|intransitive|archaic}} To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to [[boom]]. |
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#* {{RQ:Dryden Fables|The Wife of Bathe's Tale |
#* {{RQ:Dryden Fables|The Wife of Bathe's Tale |
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|passage=as a bittern '''bumps''' within a reed}} |
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# {{lb|en|printing|dated}} To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages. |
# {{lb|en|printing|dated}} To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages. |
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# {{lb|en|slang|transitive}} To [[assassinate]]; to [[bump off]]. |
# {{lb|en|slang|transitive}} To [[assassinate]]; to [[bump off]]. |
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# {{lb|en|colloquial|dated}} To [[anger]], [[irritate]]. |
# {{lb|en|colloquial|dated}} To [[anger]], [[irritate]]. |
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#* {{quote-journal|en|title=Wouldn't It Make You Mad|journal=San Francisco Examiner|date=September 25 1911|text=After his ancestors had been browbeaten by the Puritans, and his ancestors had been driven out by the early pioneers [...], if he learned that a magnificent bronze statue is to be erected to his ancestors; wouldn't it '''bump''' an Indian?}} |
#* {{quote-journal|en|title=Wouldn't It Make You Mad|journal=San Francisco Examiner|date=September 25 1911|text=After his ancestors had been browbeaten by the Puritans, and his ancestors had been driven out by the early pioneers [...], if he learned that a magnificent bronze statue is to be erected to his ancestors; wouldn't it '''bump''' an Indian?}} |
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# {{lb|en|card games}} In the game of [[khanhoo]], to claim a newly [[discard]]ed card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a [[meld]] other than a [[sequence]]. |
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# {{lb|en|slang}} To play music through a [[speaker]], often loudly and in public. |
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# {{lb|en|criminal slang|and|US|_|military slang|circa 1920–1950}} To [[encounter]] and [[stop]], to [[catch]].<!--stellen--><ref> |
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{{col4|en|title=Terms derived from ''bump'' (verb) |
{{col4|en|title=Terms derived from ''bump'' (verb) |
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|bump and grind|bump elbows|bump key|bump into|bump off|bump up|fist bump|bump nasties|bump uglies|chest-bump |
|bump and grind|bump elbows|bump key|bump into|bump off|bump up|fist bump|bump nasties|bump uglies|chest-bump|bump purses|bump and run|rebump |
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* Mongolian: {{t-needed|mn}} |
* Mongolian: {{t-needed|mn}} |
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|bater}}, {{t+|pt|esbarrar}} |
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|bater}}, {{t+|pt|esbarrar}} |
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|ударя́ться|impf}}, {{t+|ru|уда́риться|pf}}; {{t+|ru|вреза́ться|impf}}, {{t+|ru|вре́заться|pf}}; {{t+|ru|ната́лкиваться|impf}}, {{t+|ru|натолкну́ться|pf}} |
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* Spanish: {{t-needed|es}} |
* Spanish: {{t-needed|es}} |
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* Thai: {{t-needed|th}} |
* Thai: {{t-needed|th}} |
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* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|chạm}} |
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|chạm}} |
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* White Hmong: {{t|mww|tsoo}} |
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===Etymology 2=== |
===Etymology 2=== |
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From Early Modern English; |
From Early Modern English; {{onom|en|nocap=1}}. |
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# Of a bittern, to make its [[characteristic]] breeding call. |
# Of a bittern, to make its [[characteristic]] breeding call. |
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===References=== |
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Revision as of 23:14, 21 May 2024
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʌmp/, [bɐm̥p]
- (General American) IPA(key): /bʌmp/, [bʌm̥p], [bɐm̥p]
Audio ( AU ):(file) - Rhymes: -ʌmp
Etymology 1
From Early Modern English bump (“a shock, blow from a collision”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Danish bump (“a thump”), Danish bumpe (“to thump”), Old Danish bumpe (“to strike with a clenched fist”). Apparently related to Middle English bumben, bummen (“to make a hollow noise”), Dutch bommen (“to hum, buzz”), German Low German bumsen (“to bump, push”), German bummen (“to hum, buzz”), Icelandic bumba (“drum”), probably of imitative origin. More at bum, bumble. Compare also bomb.
Noun
bump (countable and uncountable, plural bumps)
- 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.
- c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
- It had upon its brow / A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone.
- (obsolete) 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
- the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness
- c.1845 Thomas MacNevin, cited in Charles Gavan Duffy (1896) Young Ireland: A Fragment of Irish History, 1840-45; final revision (London: T.F. Unwin) Vol.II p.100:
- Our task is to elevate the character of the people, raising up, in fact, their bump of self-esteem and suppressing the bumps of servility and fury.
- 1902, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, 2nd edition, page 102:
- Another, with the bump of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves.
- (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.
- Synonym: baby bump
- (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 threads.
- A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
- US presidential nominees get a post-convention bump in survey ratings.
- (slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
- 2019 August 9, Joshua Azizi, “Shambhala Music Festival makes harm reduction a priority”, in The Georgia Straight[2]:
- “They're getting their drugs mixed up,” she said. “If someone did a line of coke, it would be a very different size than if someone did a bump of ketamine, right? So if they're thinking it's cocaine and they do a line, they could go into a k-hole and be completely unable to move for hours. Maybe not hours, but for a while.”
- (preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.
- 1979, Robert English, Toxic Kisses, Eden Paperbacks, page 32:
- We sing [...] "God Save the Queen" done in mime and finally "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley" to a Hawaiian rock with Phoebe doing the bump.
- In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
- (uncountable) A coarse cotton fabric.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- (snooker, slang) The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
- (US, slang, uncountable) Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
- 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown[3], performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:
- Call me the juice and you know I'm a stunt; ride in the car with some bump in the trunk.
- (US, broadcasting) A short, self-promotional spot on a radio or television station.
- (industrial relations) A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.
- 1985, Peter B. Doeringer, Michael J. Piore, Internal Labor Markets and Manpower Analysis, page 55:
- For example, chain bumping, in which a bump by one employee initiates a series of consecutive bumps down a progression line before a layoff results, produces the greatest average number of reassignments per redundant employee.
- (card games) In the game of khanhoo, the act of claiming a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
- (colloquial) A minor problem or difficulty.
- 2015, Dianna Love, Slye Team Black Ops 3-book box set:
- "I'll try my best, but we still have a few bumps to work out," Ryder muttered.
Derived terms
- baby bump
- birthday bump
- booty bump
- bump and grind
- bump ball
- bump cap
- bumpfire, bump-fire, bump fire
- bump-in
- bump in the road
- bumpity
- bump mapping
- bump-off
- bump-out
- bump-start
- bump stock, bump-stock, bumpstock
- bump supper
- bumpy
- chest bump
- Colbert bump
- convention bump
- elbow bump
- fist bump
- ghost bump
- goose bump
- Jersey bump
- key bump
- lie bump
- like a bump on a log
- mobile speed bump
- necro bump
- necro-bump
- power bump
- prayer bump
- razor bump
- shaving bump
- solder bump
- speed bump
- things that go bump in the night
- traffic bump
- Trump bump
- with a bump
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Verb
bump (third-person singular simple present bumps, present participle bumping, simple past and past participle bumped)
- 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.
- (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 threads.
- 2015, Barbara Horrell, Christine Stephens, Mary Breheny, “Online Research with Informal Caregivers: Opportunities and Challenges”, in Qualitative Research in Psychology, volume 12, number 3, , page 264:
- As in [the online forum] carersvoicesnz, certain contributors were more visible, taking the initiative to "bump" the thread to bring it back into view if it went quiet.
- (physical chemistry, of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
- 1916, Albert Prescott Mathews, Physiological chemistry:
- Heat until the liquid bumps, then reduce the heat and continue the boiling for 1½ hours.
- (transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
- 2005, Lois Jones, EasyJet: the story of Britain's biggest low-cost airline, page 192:
- Easyjet said the compensation package for passengers bumped off flights was 'probably the most flawed piece of European legislation in recent years' […]
- (transitive) To move the time of (a scheduled event).
- 2010, Nancy Conner, Matthew MacDonald, Office 2010: The Missing Manual, page 332:
- A colleague emails with news that her 4:30 meeting got bumped to 3:30.
- (transitive) To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
- (intransitive, archaic) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
- 1700, [John] Dryden, “The Wife of Bathe’s Tale. As it was Written by Geffrey Chaucer”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
- as a bittern bumps within a reed
- (printing, dated) To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.
- (slang, transitive) To assassinate; to bump off.
- 1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay)
- You know about the night the kid bumped Brody?
- 1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay)
- (industrial relations, transitive) To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.
- 1969, Major Collective Bargaining Agreements, volume 9:
- Employees with 2 years or more, and less than 8 years plant seniority, may bump a probationary employee.
- (colloquial, dated) To anger, irritate.
- 1911 September 25, “Wouldn't It Make You Mad”, in San Francisco Examiner:
- After his ancestors had been browbeaten by the Puritans, and his ancestors had been driven out by the early pioneers [...], if he learned that a magnificent bronze statue is to be erected to his ancestors; wouldn't it bump an Indian?
- (card games) In the game of khanhoo, to claim a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
- (slang) To play music through a speaker, often loudly and in public.
- (criminal slang and US military slang, circa 1920–1950) To encounter and stop, to catch.[1]
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Interjection
bump
- (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 threads.
Etymology 2
From Early Modern English; onomatopoeic.
Noun
bump (countable and uncountable, plural bumps)
Verb
bump (third-person singular simple present bumps, present participle bumping, simple past and past participle bumped)
- Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call.
References
- ^ Lighter, Jonathan (1972) “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, in American Speech[1], volume 47, number 1/2, page 24
Danish
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Onomatopoeic, compare English bump.
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bump n (singular definite bumpet, plural indefinite bump)
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bump (form)
- imperative of bumpe
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bump
- Soft mutation of pump (“five”).
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