BUMP


Meaning of BUMP in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

bump 'n' grind

fist bump

speed bump

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

along

In the distance, Ybreska saw a vehicle approaching, throwing up huge dust-clouds as it bumped along the rutted track.

Soon we see the plane bumping along the runway.

It was a misty Sunday morning and we were bumping along the Ridge Way, near Wantage.

Far from bumping along on the bottom, desperate for money, it is in good heart.

As I bumped along the road on my stomach, my clothing experienced serious stress.

down

Her tracksuit and flying jacket dragged on the ground as she slid and bumped down into the blackness.

As he raced and bumped down the track, the helicopter suddenly lifted and flew forward, leaving him on his own.

just

You just bumped into it and it toppled.

Just carrying on as normal, just bumping along the bottom.

off

Is he there to bump off Jim?

Mead was bumped off major cases and firm committees, then given only administrative duties, the lawsuit alleges.

But neither could you escape the fact that it seemed specifically designed for bumping off toddlers.

Or bummed out, or bumped off , or some bumptious buckaroo had burst your bubble.

I was afraid that at any moment the car would go bumping off it, into the surrounding desert.

Each is a hermetically sealed universe, bumping off the others with very little cross-pollination.

Mrs Cons-Boutboul, it is said, therefore decided to have Mr Perrot bumped off .

Too many banks, bump off a third.

over

He breathed a sigh of relief as he bumped over the crest.

Now it bumps over into the next cluster and in effect fills it up, too.

Behind his head the lights of the lorry were flashing as it bumped over the hard ridges of ice.

She went faster and faster, swinging round corners, bumping over uneven patches in the lane.

Marge, the gal who capsized and bumped over the rocks at Chase Rapids, showed us her bottom bruises.

He began to drag the corpse along, its buttocks bumping over the ground.

up

They know that it bumps up sales figures.

The oil company declined to say how much more it might bump up prices to cover its costs.

Merrydown has bumped up production facilities to cope with the expected demand.

Although Dole is bumping up against the federal spending ceiling, he could opt to ignore it altogether.

Even the compere, noted for his own style in suits, tried to bump up the bidding.

They bumped up the stumpy hillside.

I had hoped for thirty on the paved road to bump up the average before the open desert at Adrar.

Supplies of natural gas are tight, with prices rising as growing demand bumped up against recent production declines.

■ NOUN

car

I was afraid that at any moment the car would go bumping off it, into the surrounding desert.

The car bumped in and out of potholes.

She got into the car , bumping herself everywhere.

The car was closer, bumping heavily over the rough track.

Tug watched the back of the police car bump its way up the track.

All those cars bumping into one another.

The car bumped up the unmetalled drive, clambering towards the sunlight again.

friend

Max Hess, Folkestone, Kent I bumped into a friend the other day but had forgotten his name.

Notes &038; Queries Joseph Harker I bumped into a friend , but had forgotten his name.

head

Chris bumped his head again while snorkelling and now has rather an impressive bandage!

Getting up from rummaging in the wastepaper basket, she bumped her head , very lightly, on the sink.

I waited ten more minutes, then raised the latch and eased the door open until it bumped against his head .

He went on to bump his head on a beam.

Occasional low lintels bumped and scraped his head in the blackness.

She tried to get up on all fours, and bumped her head on the underside of the bed.

I went up slowly, taking myself as high as I could without bumping my head against the ceiling.

other

From time to time they bumped into each other .

One argument is that the particles of matter and antimatter began bumping into each other and annihilating.

Only a handful of visitors can browse without bumping into each other .

Meanwhile, opponents build their empires, and eventually the civilizations bump into each other .

People grinned and found seats by lightly bumping into each other and murmured soft apologies.

people

I run after her, bumping against people in my rush.

He would bump into too many people who knew him.

He bumped into people without realising it, walked into walls and was almost run over by Tock in his protective case.

I carry on walking down the street, careful not to bump into people so I don't fall over again.

The pavement's too crowded to walk on without bumping into people , so I step off and walk in the gutter.

■ VERB

get

And when I pretended to be a horse I got so excited I bumped into this litter bin and fell over.

We stay true to our system until we get bumped out.

Occasionally, comets even get bumped into orbits that send them crashing into the sun.

But who ever heard of getting bumped from a cruise?

Some people get goose bumps when they hear a symphony or behold the valley from the top of a mountain.

keep

It's all crowded with all these trolleys and I keep bumping into them.

In fact, they keep bumping into one another.

Sadly that corner, like the proverbial corner the economy keeps bumping against, was not turned.

As a result he kept bumping into everybody.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

come back/down to earth (with a bump)

Adai can come back to Earth after Gog is dead - after I am dead, perhaps.

AIr travellers came down to earth with a bump yesterday when they joined in some charity aerobics.

In Karuzi you quickly come down to earth .

Maybe, but the once pricey products that use this satellite technology have come down to earth .

Peter Lilley came down to earth .

They recently have come down to Earth .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Babies are always bumping their heads.

His right leg bumped against the parking brake.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But here I am stuck now and can't go out in case I bump into her.

He had a curious knock-kneed kind of walk that seemed to send him bumping into things all the time.

I bumped into porters carrying baskets on their shoulders.

I run after her, bumping against people in my rush.

Luckily, as they returned to Cockroach, Wednesday's dormitory, they bumped into Matron who was fixing her motorbike.

On my way out of the compound one morning, I bumped into Sara.

This does not mean you have to excuse a child who hits another child who accidentally bumped into him.

II. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

goose

However, this was different. Goose bumps pocked his bare flesh.

The sound of the rain made me cold, brought up goose bumps .

If he gets goose bumps , we may never know.

As they ran, the cool air animated them and raised goose bumps on their glistening flesh.

speed

It stopped an admiring eye like a visual speed bump .

Rob hit the speed bumps fast, a nonverbal message to the guard.

The roughest road they will likely encounter is a parking lot studded with speed bumps .

In the big picture, the Rams were nothing more than a speed bump on the road toward the Super Bowl.

Internet advertising, until recently flourishing, is hitting its first speed bump .

Down the road, these are speed bumps to address.

■ VERB

get

If he gets goose bumps , we may never know.

But Louvin got a good bump from Elliot and Clark.

go

A car was coming up the track at high speed, creaking and groaning as it went over the bumps .

Reznor was not aware of it, however, and was somewhat surprised to find nasty things going bump in the night.

Back there, he said, did you see me go over that bump ?

Things that go bump in the night.

hit

If you hit a bump you banged your head on the top of the hatch.

Rob hit the speed bumps fast, a nonverbal message to the guard.

The only problem is that some have a tendency to shake the bars if you hit a bump mid-corner.

Internet advertising, until recently flourishing, is hitting its first speed bump .

The steamroller had hit a bump , but for the time being it was back on course.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a bump in the road

A small bump had started to develop over Irene's eye.

At night, the old house seemed to be full of strange creaks and bumps.

I nearly stumbled over a bump in the ground.

I was backing up when I felt a bump .

Martin sat down suddenly with a bump .

The car rattled every time it went over a bump .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Anderson wound up taking him to the hospital, where Smyth was treated for a sprained ankle and bumps and bruises.

Further discussion is cut short by a bump that interposes a few bodies between us.

Had she driven over a bump in the road too violently?

The sound of the rain made me cold, brought up goose bumps.

This method is particularly suitable for removing minor bumps in the landscape, the new level blending naturally in with the surroundings.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.