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Definition of bump noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    bump

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//bʌmp//
     
     
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  1. 1the action or sound of something hitting a hard surface He fell to the ground with a bump. We could hear loud bumps from upstairs where the children were playing.
  2. 2a swelling on the body, often caused by a blow synonym lump She was covered in bumps and bruises. How did you get that bump on your forehead?
  3. 3a part of a flat surface that is not even, but raised above the rest of it a bump in the road see bumpy, bumpy
    4. Idioms
    come back/down to earth (with a bang/bump), bring somebody (back) down to earth (with a bang/bump) (informal)
     
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    to return, or to make someone return, to a normal way of thinking or behaving after a time when they have been very excited, not very practical, etc. see also down-to-earth
    things that go bump in the night (informal) (humorous)
     
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    used to refer to ghosts and other supernatural things that cannot be explained There are mysterious lights in the sky and things that go bump in the night.
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