english
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noun sudden strong blow ADJ. loud | slight PREP. with a ~ We landed with a loud bump. lump on the body ADJ. big | little, small VERB + BUMP have | get PREP. ~ on He got a nasty bump on his head. lump in a flat surface VERB + BUMP hit We hit a bump and the car swerved. PREP. ~ in a bump in the road, verb ADV. accidentally PREP. against I ran after her, bumping against people in my rush. | into I bumped into the corner of a table as I left. | on I bumped my head on the door frame.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
bulge:
There is a small bump on my head.
verb
hit:
She bumped her head while working.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with BUMP, Also see GOOSE PIMPLES (BUMPS); LIKE A BUMP ON A LOG.
American Heritage Idioms
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bump into sb
to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them
• We bumped into Alison when we were in London last week., bump sb off
[ M ] slang
to murder someone , bump sth up
[ M ] informal
to increase the amount or size of something
• The distributors will probably bump up the price of the software when the next version is released.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs