bump : Idioms & Phrases

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bump around

  • verb shock physically
    shake up; jar.
    • Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game
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bump into

  • verb collide violently with an obstacle
    run into; jar against; butt against; knock against.
    • I ran into the telephone pole
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bump off

  • verb kill intentionally and with premeditation
    murder; off; slay; dispatch; remove; hit; polish off.
    • The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
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bump up

  • verb increase or raise
    • OPEC bumped up the price of oil
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goose bump

  • noun reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
    horripilation; gooseflesh; goose pimple; goosebump; goose skin; pilomotor reflex.
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speed bump

  • noun a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
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