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# bump

noun (a bump, bumps); verb (bump, bumps, bumped, bumping)

«bump» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bump is a raised round part on a surface, like a bump in a road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#m1)
2. A bump is a swelling on your body where you have been hit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#m2)
3. To bump into something is to hit it by accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#m3)
4. To bump into someone is to meet them by chance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#m4)
5. A bump is a dull sound of something hitting something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#m5)

### In the lessons

In safety, a bump on the head should be told to an adult, especially if you feel sick or dizzy. In road safety, speed bumps make cars slow down. In stories, a bump in the night is a scary sound. Phrases: bump into, bump your head, speed bump, a bumpy ride, things that go bump in the night.

### Examples

- I bumped my head on the cupboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#x1)
- He has a big bump on his knee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#x2)
- Slow down for the speed bump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#x3)
- I bumped into my teacher at the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#x4)
- We heard a bump upstairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#x5)
- The bus bumped along the country road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#x6)
- Careful not to bump the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#x7)
- Do you see this little bump on his forehead? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/#x8)

### Note

Past form bumped. Adjective: bumpy. "Bump into" is used both for hitting and for meeting by chance; context tells which. A bump on the head that brings sleepiness, vomiting or confusion needs a doctor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bump» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bump/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bump» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bump.html) on Mova free.