Definition of bump

• v. t. - To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
• v. i. - To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
• n. - A thump; a heavy blow.
• n. - A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
• n. - 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."
• n. - The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
• v. i. - To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
• n. - The noise made by the bittern.
• v. t. - To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
• v. i. - To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
• n. - A thump; a heavy blow.
• n. - A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
• n. - 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."
• n. - The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
• v. i. - To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
• n. - The noise made by the bittern.