bump — a light blow or a jolting collision
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a light blow or a jolting collision
Pronunciation (IPA): /bʌmp/
Example Sentences
- My boss got bumped from his flight and missed the important meeting.
- I keep bumping into my high school teacher at the grocery store - it's getting awkward!
- The company decided to bump up everyone's salary by 5% this year.
bump
NOUN[/bʌmp/]
a light blow or a jolting collision
He didn't see the pole and bump — right into it, coffee flying everywhere.
Bump, pump your legs, and jump to the sky!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Bump emerged in the mid-16th century as an imitative word, onomatopoetically derived from the sound of collision itself. The phonetic form 'bump' naturally evokes the auditory experience of two objects striking each other, representing a spontaneous linguistic phenomenon common to many languages.
Breakdown
Onomatopoeia: The entire word is an imitative formation where the sound pattern directly represents the physical action of impact or collision.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My boss got bumped from his flight and missed the important meeting.”
“I keep bumping into my high school teacher at the grocery store - it's getting awkward!”
“The company decided to bump up everyone's salary by 5% this year.”
“She's only three months pregnant, but she's already showing a tiny baby bump.”
“Every time I drive over that speed bump, my coffee spills everywhere.”
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