Meaning of "bump" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUMP

Probably of imitative origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BUMP

bump  [bʌmp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUMP

Bump is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bump in English.

WHAT DOES BUMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bump

Bump or Bumps may refer to: ▪ A collision or impact ▪ A raised protrusion on the skin such as a pimple, goose bump, prayer bump, lie bumps, etc.

Definition of bump in the English dictionary

The first definition of bump in the dictionary is when intr, usually foll by against or into to knock or strike with a jolt. Other definition of bump is often foll by along to travel or proceed in jerks and jolts. Bump is also to hurt by knocking.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BUMP

PRESENT

Present

I bump

you bump

he/she/it bumps

we bump

you bump

they bump

Present continuous

I am bumping

you are bumping

he/she/it is bumping

we are bumping

you are bumping

they are bumping

Present perfect

I have bumped

you have bumped

he/she/it has bumped

we have bumped

you have bumped

they have bumped

Present perfect continuous

I have been bumping

you have been bumping

he/she/it has been bumping

we have been bumping

you have been bumping

they have been bumping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bumped

you bumped

he/she/it bumped

we bumped

you bumped

they bumped

Past continuous

I was bumping

you were bumping

he/she/it was bumping

we were bumping

you were bumping

they were bumping

Past perfect

I had bumped

you had bumped

he/she/it had bumped

we had bumped

you had bumped

they had bumped

Past perfect continuous

I had been bumping

you had been bumping

he/she/it had been bumping

we had been bumping

you had been bumping

they had been bumping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bump

you will bump

he/she/it will bump

we will bump

you will bump

they will bump

Future continuous

I will be bumping

you will be bumping

he/she/it will be bumping

we will be bumping

you will be bumping

they will be bumping

Future perfect

I will have bumped

you will have bumped

he/she/it will have bumped

we will have bumped

you will have bumped

they will have bumped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bumping

you will have been bumping

he/she/it will have been bumping

we will have been bumping

you will have been bumping

they will have been bumping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bump

you would bump

he/she/it would bump

we would bump

you would bump

they would bump

Conditional continuous

I would be bumping

you would be bumping

he/she/it would be bumping

we would be bumping

you would be bumping

they would be bumping

Conditional perfect

I would have bump

you would have bump

he/she/it would have bump

we would have bump

you would have bump

they would have bump

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bumping

you would have been bumping

he/she/it would have been bumping

we would have been bumping

you would have been bumping

they would have been bumping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bump
we let´s bump
you bump

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bump

Past participle

bumped

Present Participle

bumping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BUMP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bump» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bump

bang · blow · bounce · budge · bulge · clonk · clump · clunk · collision · contusion · crash · dislodge · displace · hit · hump · impact · jar · jerk · jog · jolt · jostle · jounce · knob · knock · knot · lump · lurch · move · node · nodule · protuberance · rap · rattle · remove · shake · shift · shock · slam · smack · smash · strike · swelling · thud · thump · wallop

TRANSLATION OF BUMP

Find out the translation of bump to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bump from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bump» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 撞击
• Translator English - Spanish: topetazo
• English: bump
• Translator English - Hindi: टक्कर
• Translator English - Arabic: ضَرْبَة
• Translator English - Russian: столкновение
• Translator English - Portuguese: pancada surda
• Translator English - Bengali: আচমকা
• Translator English - French: bosse
• Translator English - Malay: Benjolan
• Translator English - German: Plumps
• Translator English - Japanese: 衝突
• Translator English - Korean: 충돌
• Translator English - Javanese: Bump
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự va mạnh
• Translator English - Tamil: சந்ததிக்கும்
• Translator English - Marathi: दणका
• Translator English - Turkish: çarpmak
• Translator English - Italian: urto
• Translator English - Polish: uderzenie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: удар
• Translator English - Romanian: ciocnire
• Translator English - Greek: πρόσκρουση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stamp
• Translator English - Swedish: stöt
• Translator English - Norwegian: hump

10 QUOTES WITH «BUMP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bump.

1

Russell Baker

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.

2

Jessie Baylin

I definitely want to have a family without a doubt. I want to know that kind of love, and I'm definitely thinking about it. I'm not afraid to have a little baby bump on stage someday.

3

Berenice Bejo

Even in the very beginning when she would bump into George Valentine and people would start taking pictures of her, she never thought, 'I'm with George Valentine. I need to get a picture with him.' She's like 'oh that's funny. Everyone's taking pictures!'

4

Danny Bonaduce

I am a proud participant of the Spencer Tracy School of Acting: Know your lines, don't bump into the furniture.

5

Barbara Broccoli

Every 20 minutes you've got to have a bump, you've got to have a change in course, you've got to unsettle the audience. It can't be too predictable so something has to happen. I think that was something that Hitchcock did very well too. You couldn't let an audience feel too settled in.

6

Dan Buettner

I live on the water. I live in a neighborhood that's consummately connected to my neighbors. I bump into them every day. I can bike to work.

7

Billy Campbell

The kind of people that love 'The Rocketeer' are the kind of people that love good storytelling and innocence and a better world, so to speak, so they're almost always nice people to bump into.

8

Paulo Costanzo

I'm an east coaster, you know, I'm brought up in Toronto where it's very much, like, kind of a miniature New York in that there's a subway and you're surrounded by people a lot and, you know, you bump into people and you have interactions and you communicate and la la la.

9

Johnny Depp

When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit.

10

Jessica De Gouw

When I was 12, I snapped my arm in two. My wrist still has a funny bump because they didn't join it back together so great.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUMP»

Discover the use of bump in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bump and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bump

A black comedy explores the line separating love and obsession in a story that begins in the aftermath of a three-car pileup in Los Angeles and intertwines the lives of a trio of motorists and a police officer. Reprint.

Diana Wagman, 2004

Bump

I fell and bumped myself. My family helped me with a band-aid, a bandage and a sling. But there was another thing that helped me most. What do you think it was.

Josephine Croser, 2003

Things that Go Bump in the Night

Collects ten tales of terror that are presented in three parts each, beginning with links and passwords to an online audio introduction, followed by the written text in the book, and ending with links to online video finales.

Patrick Carman, 2011

Lie Groups

This book is intended for a one year graduate course on Lie groups.

Daniel Bump, 2004

Automorphic Forms and Representations

This book takes advanced graduate students from the foundations to topics on the research frontier.

Daniel Bump, 1998

My Bump and Me

My Bump and Me is about everything Myleene did 'wrong' during her pregnancy, how her hormones turned her into a woman she hardly recognised, and how incredible it feels to be expecting a baby.

Myleene Klass, 2009

Bump and Run

After inheriting half of the New York Hawks, Las Vegas player Jack Molloy is thrust head-first into the wild world of professional football, contending with steroids, corruption, sportswriters, tough coaches, and gambling. Reprint.

Mike Lupica, 2001

Speed Bump: Cartoons For Idea People

Relationships, health, work, and kids as well as philosophy and aliens are explored in this collection of thoughtful, hilarious panels from the widely syndicated Speed Bump cartoon.

Dave Coverly, 2004

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Haunted houses, sudden and violent deaths and restless spirits returning to avenge their murderers are among the subjects of these spine-chilling accounts

Louis Clark Jones, 1959

Caution Speed Bump: A Collection of Cartoon Skidmarks

A collection of hilarious cartoons forces readers to slow down and take a good look at the absurdities of life. Original.

Dave Coverly, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUMP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bump is used in the context of the following news items.

NASA's New Horizons closing in on Pluto despite 'speed bump'

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on track to sweep past Pluto next week despite hitting a "speed bump" that ... «CTV News, Jul 15»

Samsung Slashes Smartphone Prices to Bump up Orders

Samsung Slashes Smartphone Prices to Bump up Orders. 10. 15 PA XTRA NEWS. It was just yesterday that we posted a report titled ... «Patently Apple, Jul 15»

Orson Welles's Last Film Hits a Bump in Production, but Project …

LOS ANGELES — The producers behind an effort to finish “The Other Side of the Wind,” the incomplete final film of Orson Welles, are moving ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Katherine Jenkins covers baby bump in eye-catching blue blazer as …

The blonde singer, who is due to give birth this autumn, covered her baby bump in a loose black blouse that she wore beneath a bright blue ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»

Kim Kardashian Flaunts Super Curvy Pregnancy Bod In Skintight …

Kimmy was spotted filming 'KUWTK' looking ravishing in a tight black dress, showing off her growing baby bump. Fashion comes first! «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»

Diane Stafford: Looking for a pay bump? The outlook is bumpy

Good luck trying to predict if your total compensation will improve this year. Most hourly workers - and many salaried ones - are facing a ... «Centre Daily Times, Jul 15»

Ultra-fast internet hits speed bump

The roll out of ultra fast broadband (UFB) in Whangarei is being delayed as Northpower Fibre is having to chase absentee landlords for ... «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»

Wolfpack attendance bump leads NCAA in 2014-15

A sellout crowd in the PNC Arena enjoyed N.C. State's victory over Duke in January. Posted: Monday, July 6, 2015 11:26 am. Wolfpack attendance bump leads ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»

Boutique maternity and nursing specialist The Little Bump Company …

Owned by Eve Fernando, the shop is a specialist boutique "bringing ultra-stylish and comfortable clothes to women throughout the Cotswolds ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»

District officials: Budget provides small bump in state funding

“We are grateful for the small increase but (state funding for public schools) still did not go to the support level for New Albany's children that it ... «ThisWeekNews, Jul 15»