Thesaurus: bump

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1. v. t. To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
2. v. i. To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
3. n. A thump; a heavy blow.
4. n. A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
5. n. One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness."
6. n. The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
7. v. i. To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
8. n. The noise made by the bittern.
9. n. a lump on the body caused by a blow
10. n. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
11. n. an impact (as from a collision)
12. v. knock against with force or violence