Bump - English meaning

noun

A sudden loud, sharp noise.

Usage examples:

The door slammed with a bang

verb

Strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily.

Usage examples:

He began to bang the table with his fist

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

The train arrived bang on time

verb

Strike hard and violently.

Usage examples:

They bashed him over the head with a blunt object

noun

A heavy blow.

Usage examples:

A bash on the head

verb

To hit hard

Usage examples:

He bashed his arm against a shelf., uk i could hear her bashing away on the computer (= hitting the…

verb

(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.

Usage examples:

The ball bounced away and he chased it

noun

A rebound of a ball or other object.

Usage examples:

The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce

verb

To move up or away after hitting a surface, or to cause something to move this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] the basketball bounced off the rim of the basket., [ t ] she bounced the baby on her knee., […

noun

A meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves.

Usage examples:

A cold buffet lunch

verb

(especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently; batter.

Usage examples:

Rough seas buffeted the coast

noun

A blow or punch.

Usage examples:

Soothly, as he followed after me, i had a mind to turn about and deal him a buffet on the face, to …

noun

A rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface.

Usage examples:

The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon

verb

Swell or protrude to an incongruous extent.

Usage examples:

The veins in his neck bulged

verb

To stick out in a round shape

Usage examples:

Bulge with her bags were bulging with shopping.

noun

An instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.

Usage examples:

A mid-air collision between two aircraft

noun

The violent coming together of two or more moving objects, such as vehicles

Usage examples:

The collision involved a pickup truck and a car .

noun

An accident in which two vehicles hit each other

Usage examples:

Injuries from rear-end collisions were down, which could mean more than $45 million saved on accide…

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

Usage examples:

A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

Usage examples:

A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

Usage examples:

A crash course in italian

noun

Fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

Her eminence in cinematography

noun

The state of being famous and important

Usage examples:

His eminence as a lawyer

noun

The state of being famous, respected, or important

Usage examples:

His eminence as a movie director

verb

Bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.

Usage examples:

The woman hit the mugger with her umbrella

noun

An instance of striking or being struck.

Usage examples:

Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car

verb

Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

noun

A rounded raised mass of earth or land.

Usage examples:

They sat on a hump of cropped grass

verb

Carry (a heavy object) with difficulty.

Usage examples:

He continued to hump cases up and down the hotel corridor

noun

A large, round raised area or part

Usage examples:

The car hit a hump in the road and swerved., speed hump uk local residents are asking for speed hum…

noun

The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.

Usage examples:

There was the sound of a third impact

verb

Come into forcible contact with another object.

Usage examples:

The shell impacted twenty yards away

noun

The force or action of one object hitting another

Usage examples:

The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length., on impact the bullet ex…

noun

A quick, sharp, sudden movement.

Usage examples:

He gave a sudden jerk of his head

verb

Move or cause to move with a jerk.

Usage examples:

The van jerked forward

verb

Season or marinate (meat or fish) in a blend of chilli, allspice, and other ingredients and barbecue it over a wood fire.

Usage examples:

If they didn't use pimento to jerk the chicken it's not the original jamaican jerk chicken

verb

Push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.

Usage examples:

A surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards

noun

An abrupt rough or violent movement.

Usage examples:

He felt a jolt when the plane started to climb

verb

Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

noun

A rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

After the glue has hardened, rub fine-grain sandpaper across the surface of both knobs, making thei…

verb

(of a man) have sex with (someone).

noun

A round handle, or a small, round device for controlling a machine or electrical equipment

Usage examples:

A brass door knob, turn/twiddle the little knob to adjust the volume.

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Usage examples:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

Usage examples:

There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

verb

To repeatedly hit something, producing a noise

Usage examples:

Someone is knocking at the door., jane knocked on the window to attract his attention., alice accid…

noun

A fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it.

Usage examples:

Tie a knot at the end of the cord

verb

Fasten with a knot.

Usage examples:

The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

noun

A small, relatively short-billed sandpiper, with a reddish-brown or blackish breast in the breeding season.

Usage examples:

You can see red knots, dunlins, and sandpipers as they rest and forage for food on the beaches, usi…

noun

A compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape.

Usage examples:

There was a lump of ice floating in the milk

verb

Put in an indiscriminate mass or group; treat as alike without regard for particulars.

Usage examples:

Hong kong and bangkok tend to be lumped together in holiday brochures

verb

Accept or tolerate a disagreeable situation whether one likes it or not.

Usage examples:

You can like it or lump it but i've got to work

phrasal verb

To invest money in a business, especially to help make it successful or to make more money

Usage examples:

The commercial arm of the company last year ploughed £30m into a waterfront office project on the c…

noun

An estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends.

Usage examples:

Plans based on projections of slow but positive growth

noun

The state of being important, famous, or noticeable.

Usage examples:

She came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s

noun

The state of being easily seen or well known

Usage examples:

Most of the papers give prominence to (= put in a noticeable position) the same story this morning.…

noun

A thing that protrudes from something else.

Usage examples:

Some dinosaurs evolved protuberances on top of their heads

noun

Something that sticks out from a surface

Usage examples:

If the plant has been infected you will see dark protuberances along the stems., bunions are bony p…

noun

An uncastrated male sheep.

Usage examples:

Mr watkinson, from constable burton, near leyburn, won best male with his aged ram.

verb

Roughly force (something) into place.

Usage examples:

He rammed his stick into the ground

abbreviation

Random-access memory.

verb

Strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention.

Usage examples:

He stood up and rapped the table

noun

A quick, sharp knock or blow.

Usage examples:

There was a confident rap at the door

noun

The smallest amount (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

He doesn't care a rap whether it's true or not

verb

Make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds.

Usage examples:

The roof rattled with little gusts of wind

noun

A rapid succession of short, sharp, sounds.

Usage examples:

The rattle of teacups on the tray

verb

Make a series of short, loud sounds

noun

A long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.

Usage examples:

The north-east ridge of everest

verb

Mark with or form into narrow raised bands.

Usage examples:

A field ploughed in narrow stretches that are ridged up slightly

noun

A long, narrow, raised part of a surface, esp. a high edge of a hill or mountain

Usage examples:

A mountain ridge, plowed ridges looked like stripes across the field.

phrase

Collide violently with an obstacle

phrasal verb

Collide with someone or something.

Usage examples:

He ran into a lamp post

phrasal verb

Reach a level or amount.

Usage examples:

The company had debts running into millions of dollars

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

noun

A sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand.

Usage examples:

She gave mark a smack across the face

verb

Strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment.

Usage examples:

Jessica smacked his face, quite hard

adverb

In a sudden and violent way.

Usage examples:

I ran smack into the back of a parked truck

verb

Violently break (something) into pieces.

Usage examples:

The thief smashed a window to get into the car

noun

An act or sound of something smashing.

Usage examples:

He heard the smash of glass

adverb

With a sudden, violent shattering.

Usage examples:

They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Usage examples:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

noun

A device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled.

Usage examples:

She turned the cold tap on

verb

Draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container).

Usage examples:

Several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories

noun

A quick light blow, or the sound of such a blow.

Usage examples:

There was a sharp tap at the door

noun

A dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground.

Usage examples:

He hit the floor with a terrific thud

verb

Move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound.

Usage examples:

The bullets thudded into the dusty ground

noun

A sound made when something heavy hits a hard surface

Usage examples:

The thud of boots on the stairs, her bag thudded to the floor.

verb

Hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.

Usage examples:

Holman thumped the desk with his hand

noun

A dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement.

Usage examples:

I felt a thump on my back

verb

To hit something, making a soft, heavy noise

Usage examples:

[ t ] he thumped his chest., i heard a thump upstairs.

verb

Strike forcefully with a sharp blow.

Usage examples:

She thwacked the back of their knees with a cane

noun

A sharp blow.

Usage examples:

He hit it with a hefty thwack

noun

The short, loud sound of something like a stick hitting a surface

Usage examples:

I heard the thwack of the whip against the horse's side.

verb

Strike or hit very hard.

Usage examples:

They walloped the back of his head with a stick

noun

A heavy blow or punch.

Usage examples:

I gave it a wallop with my boot

verb

Strike forcefully with a sharp blow.

Usage examples:

His attacker whacked him on the head

noun

A sharp or resounding blow.

Usage examples:

With a few whacks and some loud whistles, they drove the animals away

verb

The act of hitting vigorously