Bump
Bump (bump; 215) , transitive verb
[Compare Welsh pwmp round mass, pwmpiaw to thump, bang, and English bum, v. i., boom to roar.]
To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
Bump , intransitive verb
To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
Bumping and jumping.
Bump ({not transcribed}) , noun
[From Bump to strike, to thump.]
1.
A thump; a heavy blow.
2.
A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
It had upon its brow
A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone.
3.
(Phrenology) 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.” [Colloquial]
4.
The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following. [English]
Bump , intransitive verb
[See Boom to roar.]
To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
As a bittern bumps within a reed.
Bump , noun
The noise made by the bittern.