English

Pronunciation
W:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA:/b�mp/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�mp|-�mp

Noun
en-noun

1. A light blow or jolting collision.
2. the sound of such a collision
3. A protuberance on a level surface.
4. A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
5. (Rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
6. The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman
7. internet A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

Translations to be checked
ttbc|Spanish: chichón m, bache m, abolladura f

Verb
en-verb|bumps|bumping|bumped

1. Knock or run into with a jolt.
2. internet To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

Derived terms
bump into

fa:bump
fr:bump
io:bump
it:bump
pt:bump
fi:bump
ta:bump
te:bump
vi:bump
zh:bump

• 2007-10-17 01:06 - Interwicket - iwiki +pt

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