Transcription
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- [buhmp]
- /bʌmp/
- /bʌmp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhmp]
- /bʌmp/
Definitions of bumps word
- noun plural bumps the act of bumping a child 3
- verb with object bumps to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck. 1
- verb with object bumps to cause to strike or collide: He bumped the car against a tree. 1
- verb with object bumps to dislodge or displace by the force of collision. 1
- verb with object bumps to dislodge by appropriating the privileges of: The airline bumped me from the flight. 1
- verb with object bumps to demote or dismiss: He was bumped from his job. 1
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Origin of bumps
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bumps
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bumps popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bumps usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bumps
noun bumps
- accidents — Plural form of accident.
- accretions — Plural form of accretion.
- appulses — Plural form of appulse.
- bashes — to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
- calluses — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
Antonyms for bumps
noun bumps
- dimples — Plural form of dimple.
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