Bump

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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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