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Definition bump in American English

bump noun

[countable] noun
/bʌmp/
1

a raised part on a surface

Example

Every time I went over a bump in the road, my bicycle chain came off.

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apex back back end
1.1

a raised part on your skin where you have been injured

Example

Her body was covered in bumps and bruises.

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abrasion abscess athlete’s foot
2

a hit or knock to a part of your body

Example

She got a nasty bump on the back of her head.

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backhander blow bonk
2.1

a hit or knock against something solid

Example

We felt the bump and knew the boat had run aground.

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hit crash collide
2.2

the sound of something hitting against something solid

Synonyms and related words
beat bump chink
Definition bump in American English