bump - Meaning in Kannada

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bump - Meaning in Kannada

bump Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of bump in English

bump noun

1. an impact (as from a collision)

   Synonyms

   blow, blow

   Example

   • "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
2. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

   Synonyms

   bulge, bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling

   Examples

   • "he stood on the rocky prominence"
   • "the bony excrescence between its horns"
   • "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"
   • "the hump of a camel"
   • "the occipital protuberance was well developed"
3. a lump on the body caused by a blow

bump verb

1. knock against with force or violence

   Synonyms

   knock

   Example

   • "My car bumped into the tree"
2. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

   Synonyms

   dislodge

   Example

   • "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
3. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

   Example

   • "bump and grind"
4. come upon, as if by accident; meet with

   Synonyms

   chance, chance, encounter, find, happen

   Examples

   • "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"
   • "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
   • "We find this idea in Plato"
5. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

   Synonyms

   break, demote, kick downstairs, relegate

   Examples

   • "He was broken down to Sergeant"
   • "She was demoted because she always speaks up"

Synonyms of bump

• blow
• bulge, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
• knock
• dislodge
• chance, encounter, find, happen
• break, demote, kick downstairs, relegate

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