A Quick and Simple Dictionary

bump

1. Noun.  A light blow or jolting collision.
2. Noun.  The sound of such a collision.
3. Noun.  A protuberance on a level surface.
4. Noun.  A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
5. Noun.  (rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
6. Noun.  The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
7. Noun.  (internet) A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
8. Noun.  A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
9. Noun.  (slang) A dose of the drug ketamine, when taken recreationally.
10. Verb.  To knock against or run into with a jolt.
11. Verb.  (internet) To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
12. Verb.  (chemistry, of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
13. Verb.  (transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
14. Verb.  (transitive) To move the time of a scheduled event.