Originally posted by 49ERFANb4Uwas:Originally posted by Ang:
Bump
what does "bump" mean?
bump
/bʌmp/ Show Spelled[buhmp] Show IPA
–verb (used with object)
1.
to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck.
2.
to cause to strike or collide: He bumped the car against a tree.
3.
to dislodge or displace by the force of collision.
4.
Informal. to dislodge; to appropriate the privileges of: When the general found there were no additional seats on the plane, he bumped a major. The airline bumped me from the flight.
5.
to demote, promote, or dismiss: He was bumped from his job.
6.
Informal. to force upward; raise: Demand from abroad bumped the price of corn.
7.
Poker. raise (def. 24).
