2bump noun
plural bumps [count] 1 : an area of skin that is raised because it was hit, injured, etc.
▪ He wound up with a few minor bumps and bruises from the fight. ▪ Feel this bump [=lump] on the back of my head. — see also goose bumps 2 : a small raised area on a surface
▪ The car hit a bump (in the road). — often used figuratively in U.S. English ▪ His career hit a bump in the road. = His career hit a road bump. [=something happened that slowed the progress of his career] ▪ When you're doing something for the first time, you're bound to hit a few bumps along the way. — see also speed bump 3 : an act of something hitting against something else
▪ Did you feel/hear a bump? ▪ The airplane landed with a bump. [=the airplane went up again and then down when it hit the ground] 4 : the act of pushing the hips forward in a sexual way
▪ a dancer doing the bump and grind — compare grind
▪ He wound up with a few minor bumps and bruises from the fight. ▪ Feel this bump [=lump] on the back of my head. — see also goose bumps
▪ The car hit a bump (in the road). — often used figuratively in U.S. English ▪ His career hit a bump in the road. = His career hit a road bump. [=something happened that slowed the progress of his career] ▪ When you're doing something for the first time, you're bound to hit a few bumps along the way. — see also speed bump
▪ Did you feel/hear a bump? ▪ The airplane landed with a bump. [=the airplane went up again and then down when it hit the ground]
▪ a dancer doing the bump and grind — compare grind
