1590s, "protuberance caused by a blow;" 1610s as "a dull, solid blow;" see bump (v.). The dancer's bump and grind attested from 1940.

1560s, "to bulge out;" 1610s, "to strike heavily," perhaps from Scandinavian, probably echoic, original sense was "hitting" then of "swelling from being hit." A [..]

A violent dislocation of the mine workings which is attributed to severe stresses in the rock surrounding the workings.

a lump on the body caused by a blow knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from it [..]

Please see our detailed section on bump shots

a swelling, or a raised part of anything. The same word also means to knock into something.

vt. Synonym for increment. Has the same meaning as C's ++ operator. Used esp. of counter variables, pointers, and index dummies in `for', `while', and `do-while' loops.

This is a common phrase for mixing a number of tracks together, and recording the result onto a new track, as a means of freeing up tracks on a multi-track recorder. For example mixing 5 tracks togeth [..]

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Either to remove a person from a casting list, or as an additional amount of studio time in a session. Also known as a bumper.

To move the position or timing of a story.

To move the position of a story, either up or down the scale of priority or position in a bulletin.

To move the position or timing of a story.

A term used on the forums to bump a topic to the top

The difference between the rate a dealer pays for financing on a loan or a lease (called the Buy Rate) and the rate at which they sell the financing to you (the Sell Rate)—typically around one percent [..]

(n) a lump on the body caused by a blow(n) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings(n) an impact (as from a collision)(v) knock against with force or violence(v) c [..]

Displace a junior man (with less seniority) on an existing position.

 See BOUNCE

This is a bit inside baseball, but this is the difference between the rate the dealer pays for financing on a lease or loan and the rate that they sell it to you at. These rates are generally around 1% which is why it makes sense to shop for a loan outside of the dealer. You can generally get a better interest rate at a credit union or big bank wit [..]

Vertical movement of wheel towards chassis. Aka deflection, jounce. In racing, the terms "bump and droop" are used together to define suspension travel. For OEM" jounce and rebound" [..]

A troublesome element in a script that negatively deflects the reader's attention away from the story.

A.K.A. "Bumping Heads," Hassle. ACM.

Kill

Descriptive slang for forearm passing.

Hit

(slang) fall together (usually said of honors); cause to fall together

To hit a checker.

Slang for Raise.

 See Hit.  Button Up: To safety a checker by bringing it together with another checker. See Book a checker.  C  Calcutta Auction: Prior to the start of a tournament, participants or spectators c [..]

THE PRACTICE OF DENYING BOARDING TO A CONFIRMED PASSANGER ON AN OVERBOKED FLIGHT

To remove a passenger from a flight in overbooking situations.

moving a reservation to accommodate another.

Occurs when a released employee displaces another employee in a lower tenure group or a lower sub-group within the same tenure group who occupies a position that is no more than three grades or grade- [..]

when a player directs his pony into the side of an opponent's pony.

Bump or Bumps may refer to: A collision or impact A raised protrusion on the skin such as a pimple, goose bump, prayer bump, lie bumps, etc.

The Bump is a form of popular dance introduced in the 1970s in the United States. Two partners, generally one male and one female, bump their hips against each other to the beat of the song. Sometimes [..]

A bump is a reassignment of jobs on the basis of seniority in unionised organisations in the private or public sector. For example, if a job becomes vacant, more than one person may be reassigned to d [..]

Bump is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Scofield that was released by Verve on March 14, 2000.

Bump or Bumps may refer to: A collision or impact A raised protrusion on the skin such as a pimple, goose bump, prayer bump, lie bumps, etc.

Bump or Bumps may refer to: A collision or impact A raised protrusion on the skin such as a pimple, goose bump, prayer bump, lie bumps, etc.

BUMP is a 2007 comic book limited series written and illustrated by Mark Kidwell with colors and letters by Jay Fotos.

Bump! is a discontinued iOS and Android mobile app that enables smartphone users to transfer contact information, photos and files between devices. In 2011, it was #8 on Apple's list of all-time most [..]

Bump or Bumps may refer to: A collision or impact A raised protrusion on the skin such as a pimple, goose bump, prayer bump, lie bumps, etc.

Bump or Bumps is a nickname for: Robert Blackwell (1918–1985), American bandleader, songwriter, arranger and record producer nicknamed "Bumps" Bump Elliott (1925–2019), American college football play [..]

Bump is the surname of: Hulda Pierce Warren Bump and Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump, birth names of dwarf entertainers and sisters Minnie Warren (1849–1878) and Lavinia Warren (1841–1919) respectively, th [..]