bump

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. collide, knock, strike, hit.

See impulse.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A jarring collision]

Syn. knock, bang, bounce, jounce, jar, box, smash, pat, crack, jolt, crash, sideswipe, collision, blow, punch, hit, clap, push, shove, thrust, boost, shock, clash, impact, stroke, rap, tap, slap, smack, cuff, whack, thwack, clout, jab, jerk, crash, prod, jolt, slam, nudge, buffet, thud, swat*, bash*, wallop*, belt*, bat*, swipe*, thump*, poke*, clump*, plump*, clunk*, sock*, whop*, slug*; see also blow 1 , collision 1 .

2. [A swelling or bulge]

Syn. lump, projection, protuberance, knob; see bulge , swelling .

v.

1. [To collide with]

Syn. collide, knock against, run into, strike; see crash 4 , hit 1 , 2 .

2. [To make a bumping sound]

Syn. thud, whack, pound, smack, thwack, rap, slap, punch, slam, plop, plunk, thump, clump, bang, knock, clatter, clap, crash, rattle, thunder, tramp.

3. [To move with jerks or jolts]

Syn. bounce, jolt, jounce; see jar 1 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. collision crash, thud, thump, scrape, tap, jolt, blow, jostle, knock, side-swiping, *fenderbender, impact, crack, nudge.

2. swelling lump, bulge, welt, knob, gnarl, nodule, protuberance, dent, *ding.

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v.

1. hit thump, collide with, run into, butt, scrape, tap, jar, bang, graze, sideswipe, jostle, smash into, bang.

2. displace depose, replace, remove, dislodge.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To come together or come up against with force: collide, crash. See CONFLICT. 2. To proceed with sudden, abrupt movements: jerk, jolt. See REPETITION. 3. To put out by force: dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust, throw out. Informal: chuck. Slang: boot1 (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho (or old heave-ho), send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See KEEP. 4. To lower in rank or grade: break, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce. Slang: bust. See RISE. II noun 1. Violent forcible contact between two or more things: collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, percussion, shock1, smash. See CONFLICT. 2. An unevenness or elevation on a surface: hump, knob, knot, lump1, nub, protuberance. See CONVEX. 3. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example: bunch, knot, lump1, swelling. See CONVEX.