verbπShareTo knock against or run into with a jolt."The shopping cart, rolling along by itself, was bumping into people's legs in the grocery store. "actionvehicletrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move up or down by a step; displace."I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read."actionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo 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."She kept bumping her old forum post about selling textbooks so more students would see it. "internetcommunicationcomputingtechnologymediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.""Be careful when heating that liquid in the lab; if it's superheated, it might start bumping and spill out of the beaker." "chemistryphysicsprocesstechnicalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations."Due to the airline's overbooking, they are bumping passengers from this morning's flight to the afternoon. "servicebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move the time of (a scheduled event)."The meeting is bumping to next week because the boss is out of town. "timeeventplanorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins."A thief was seen bumping the front door lock of the jewelry store late last night. "technologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom."The subwoofer in the car was bumping so loud, I could feel the vibrations. "soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages."The textbook publisher was accused of bumping the font size and adding unnecessary images to the chapter in order to increase the book's page count and price. "writingmediatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe sound or action of a bump."The baby woke up from his nap due to the loud bumping coming from downstairs. "soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading