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Antonyms for bumps

Grammar : Verb
Spell : buhmp
Phonetic Transcription : bÊŒmp

Definition of bumps

Origin :
  • 1590s, "protuberance caused by a blow;" 1610s as "a dull, solid blow;" see bump (v.). The dancer's bump and grind attested from 1940.
  • verb collide, hit, usually with sound
  • verb move over, dislodge
  • verb increment
Example sentences :
  • They cease for a moment As the rattling clangor Of the trolley Bumps by.
  • Extract from : « Spectra » by Arthur Ficke
  • Bumps, and a sale arterwards of new-wrecked timber on the beach.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Cat's Paw » by George Manville Fenn
  • From which it may be inferred that Mr. Bumps was something of a character.
  • Extract from : « The Motor Boys » by Clarence Young
  • Bumps trotted after Jack, but Jill betook herself to their hammock.
  • Extract from : « Jill's Red Bag » by Amy Le Feuvre
  • "You ought not to have let Bumps go," said Miss Webb sharply.
  • Extract from : « Jill's Red Bag » by Amy Le Feuvre
  • Both Jack and Bumps were on the sick-list for the next few days.
  • Extract from : « Jill's Red Bag » by Amy Le Feuvre
  • Bumps had sprained her foot, and Jack's cut on his head was a deep and painful one.
  • Extract from : « Jill's Red Bag » by Amy Le Feuvre
  • "There is no place like home after all," she said as she sat in a low wicker-chair with Bumps on her lap.
  • Extract from : « Jill's Red Bag » by Amy Le Feuvre
  • Their mother had died at Bumps' birth, their father a year after.
  • Extract from : « Jill's Red Bag » by Amy Le Feuvre
  • But when Bumps announced she was thirsty they looked rather dismayed.
  • Extract from : « Jill's Red Bag » by Amy Le Feuvre

Synonyms for bumps

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