bump
verb (used with object)
to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike.
bumps
Example Sentences
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Dar Lbahja and Wadadli also saw bumps in orders of the dishes that Davis and Neff ate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Your house is nearly paid off, and you are still enjoying the benefits of a bull market, notwithstanding the recent bumps.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Filling the hole at center was weighted so heavily among the Lakers’ priorities — and landing Kessler earned them so much extra credit — it bumps their grade almost all the way up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
That crate was then placed into an outer cage, in which metal springs acted as shock absorbers to protect it from bumps in the road.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Goose bumps erupted on the back of his neck.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
