BUMPS
/bʌmps/
11
Scrabble
15
WWF
B(3) U(1) M(3) P(3) S(1)
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Definition
/bʌmps/
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”
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.
Source: Wiktionary
