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Noun
- an impact (as from a collision)
- the bump threw him off the bicycle
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
- he stood on the rocky prominence
- the occipital protuberance was well developed
- the bony excrescence between its horns
- a lump on the body caused by a blow
Verb
- remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
- The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- She was demoted because she always speaks up
- He was broken down to Sergeant
- dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- We find this idea in Plato
- I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
- She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
- knock against with force or violence
- My car bumped into the tree