bumped background

bumped

/bʌmpt/

Illustration bumped - Image 1

verb

Anstoßen, stoßen

To knock against or run into with a jolt.

Examples :

"I accidentally bumped my head on the low doorway. "

Ich stieß versehentlich meinen Kopf an der niedrigen Tür an.

Illustration bumped - Image 1

verb

Anstoßen, stoßen

To move up or down by a step; displace.

Examples :

"I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read."

Ich habe die Schriftgröße erhöht, um mein Dokument leichter lesbar zu machen.

position action

Illustration bumped - Image 1

verb

Hochschieben, pushen

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.

Examples :

"I bumped the forum thread about the lost dog so more people would see it. "

Ich habe den Forenbeitrag über den vermissten Hund hochgeschoben, damit ihn mehr Leute sehen.

internet computing communication media

Illustration bumped - Image 1

verb

Aufwallen, überkochen

(of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.

Examples :

"The chemist was startled when the solution, heated too quickly, bumped, splashing hot liquid out of the flask. "

Der Chemiker erschrak, als die zu schnell erhitzte Lösung aufwallte und heiße Flüssigkeit aus dem Kolben spritzte.

chemistry physics science

Illustration bumped - Image 1

verb

Umbuchen, verschieben

To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.

Examples :

"Due to a flight delay, the airline bumped me to the next available flight. "

Aufgrund einer Flugverspätung hat mich die Fluggesellschaft auf den nächsten verfügbaren Flug umgebucht.

service business action

Illustration bumped - Image 1

verb

Verschieben

To move the time of (a scheduled event).

Examples :

"The meeting was bumped to next Tuesday because the manager is sick. "

Das Treffen wurde auf nächsten Dienstag verschoben, weil der Manager krank ist.

time plan event organization

Illustration bumped - Image 1

verb

Knacken, aufbrechen

To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.

Examples :

"The thief bumped the front door lock and got inside the house. "

Der Dieb knackte das Schloss der Haustür und gelangte ins Haus.

technology machine police

Illustration bumped - Image 1

verb

Dröhnen, donnern

To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.

Examples :

"The bass from the car stereo bumped loudly as it drove past. "

Der Bass der Stereoanlage im Auto dröhnte laut, als es vorbeifuhr.

Illustration bumped - Image 1

verb

Ausfüllen, anordnen

To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.

Examples :

"The student bumped his essay by adding unnecessary details to meet the page requirement. "

Der Student füllte seinen Aufsatz aus, indem er unnötige Details hinzufügte, um die Seitenanforderung zu erfüllen.