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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
bump
1. a lump on the body caused by a blow • Hypernyms: injury, hurt, harm, trauma 2. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings - the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge - the hump of a camel - he stood on the rocky prominence - the occipital protuberance was well developed - the bony excrescence between its horns • Syn: bulge, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence • Derivationally related forms: excrescent (for: excrescence), protrude (for: protrusion), protuberant (for: protuberance), protuberate (for: protuberance), gibbous (for: gibbousness), gibbous (for: gibbosity), hump (for: hump), bulgy (for: bulge), bulge (for: bulge) • Hypernyms: projection • Hyponyms: frontal eminence, occipital protuberance, belly, caput, mogul, nub, nubble, snag, wart 3. an impact (as from a collision) - the bump threw him off the bicycle • Syn: blow • Derivationally related forms: bumpy • Hypernyms: impact • Hyponyms: jolt, jar, jounce, shock, concussion, rap, strike, tap, knock, bash, bang, bang, belt, pounding, buffeting, sideswipe, slap, smack
1. knock against with force or violence (Freq. 2) - My car bumped into the tree • Syn: knock • See Also: knock against (for: knock), knock about (for: knock), bump into • Derivationally related forms: bumper • Hypernyms: hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s PP 2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with (Freq. 1) - We find this idea in Plato - I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here - She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day • Syn: find, happen, chance, encounter • Derivationally related forms: encounter (for: encounter), find (for: find), finder (for: find) • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 3. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward (Freq. 1) - bump and grind • Hypernyms: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - They bump 4. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank - She was demoted because she always speaks up - He was broken down to Sergeant • Syn: demote, relegate, break, kick downstairs • Ant: promote (for: demote) • See Also: bump off • Derivationally related forms: relegation (for: relegate), demotion (for: demote) • Hypernyms: delegate, designate, depute, assign • Hyponyms: sideline, reduce • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s something PP 5. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied - The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space • Syn: dislodge • Derivationally related forms: dislodgement (for: dislodge) • Hypernyms: displace • Hyponyms: throw • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s something PP
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