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bump

(bŭmp)

v. bumped, bump·ing, bumps

v.tr.

1. To strike or collide with: bumped the chair with a knee.

2. To cause to knock against an obstacle: bumped a knee against the chair.

a. To knock to a new position; shift: bumped the crate out of the way.

b. To shake up and down; jolt: bumped the child on her knee; was bumped about on a rough flight.

a. To displace from a position within a group or organization.

b. To deprive (a passenger) of reserved travel accommodations because of overbooking.

5. To raise; boost: bump up the price of gasoline.

6. Sports To pass (a volleyball) by redirecting it with the forearms.

v.intr.

1. To hit or knock against something: boxes bumping against one another in a truck.

2. To proceed with jerks and jolts: bumped along slowly over the rocky terrain.

3. Sports To bump a volleyball.

a. A blow, collision, or jolt.

b. The sound of something bumping: heard a loud bump in the dark.

a. A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.

b. A slight swelling or lump.

c. Informal See baby bump.

3. A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.

4. A forward thrust of the pelvis, as in a burlesque striptease.

5. Sports A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.

6. Slang

a. A small dose of an illegal drug, especially cocaine inhaled in powdered form.

b. A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.

Phrasal Verbs:

bump into

To meet by chance: I often bump into him at the supermarket.

bump off Slang

To murder.

[Imitative.]

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bump off

(tr, adverb) slang to murder; kill

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Verb

bump off - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

murder, off, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit

kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body

execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"

bump

verb

1. To come together or come up against with force:

collide, crash.

2. To proceed with sudden, abrupt movements:

jerk, jolt.

3. To put out by force:

dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust, throw out.

Informal: chuck.

Slang: boot (out), bounce, kick out.

Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho, send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear.

4. To lower in rank or grade:

break, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce.

Slang: bust.

phrasal verb
bump into

To find or meet by chance:

chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on.

Archaic: alight on (or upon).

Idiom: meet up with.

phrasal verb
bump off

Slang. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:

destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay.

Informal: put away.

Slang: do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.

noun

1. Violent forcible contact between two or more things:

collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, percussion, shock, smash.

2. An unevenness or elevation on a surface:

hump, knob, knot, lump, nub, protuberance.

3. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example:

bunch, knot, lump, swelling.

Translations

oddělatodprásknout

abknallen

kinyírlepuffant

assassinare

drepe

odpraviť niekoho

w>bump off

vt sep (inf) → abmurksen (inf), → kaltmachen (inf)

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