1. Verb
To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
2. Verb
To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
3. Noun
A thump; a heavy blow.
4. Noun
A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
5. Noun
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. Noun
The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
7. Verb
To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
8. Noun
The noise made by the bittern.
9. Noun
a lump on the body caused by a blow
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