bumps 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bumpsnext
plural of bump
1
as in lumps
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue that's a nasty bump on your arm where you hit the table

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2
as in demotions
the act or an instance of bringing to a lower grade or rank the bump was punishment for insubordination

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3
as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things I felt the bump of the other car, but there was no damage to either vehicle

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bumps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bump
as in bangs
to come into usually forceful contact with something that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumps
  1. collisions
  2. reductions
  3. slams
  4. nodes
  5. hits
Noun
  • The job involves high stakes, and having a deficit of said employees fuels a number of near misses of airplane collisions, as close calls involving crashes happen on average multiple times a week per a 2023 New York Times investigation.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The sporting body World Sailing has reported at least eight instances in which crews had to abandon boats because of collisions with what were believed to be containers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of collisions
Noun
  • This decrease is attributed to reductions in research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Non-interest expense decreased slightly to $10,884,000 from $11,172,000, with reductions in occupancy and furniture expenses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of reductions
Verb
  • The film contains one of the great gross-out scenes of all time, in which Adjani has a bloody, violent miscarriage in a Berlin subway station and slams her body around as if in the throes of an exorcism.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Brown is casting Moreno as a wealthy businessman who is out for himself, and Moreno, R-Ohio, slams Brown as a career politician who is a rubber stamp for President Joe Biden and Harris.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of slams
Noun
  • Threat actors love these nodes of failure that give them access to the crown jewels of not just one organization but many.
    Ofer Klein, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • It’s heated to loosen up stiff muscles, and the nodes can knead the shoulder, arm, buttocks and legs for instant relief.
    Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of nodes
Verb
  • When pericarditis hits, the flare can cause debilitating fatigue which significantly impacts daily life.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After that, the studio released the stop-motion hits ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and The Two Strings and Missing Link.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hits
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