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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | From the sound |
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bump1 S3
1 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to hit or knock against something
2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move up and down as you move forward, especially in a vehicle : 
A police car bumped down the track.
A police car bumped down the track.3 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push or pull something somewhere in an irregular or unsteady way : Flora was bumping her bags down the steps.
Flora was bumping her bags down the steps.4 [transitive] informal to move someone or something into a different class or group, or to remove them from a class or group altogether : The flight was overbooked, and Dad was the first one to be bumped.
The flight was overbooked, and Dad was the first one to be bumped. bump somebody up to/out of/from etc something The reforms bumped many families off the state-provided healthcare list.
The reforms bumped many families off the state-provided healthcare list.5 [transitive] to move a radio or television programme to a different time : 'Married with Children' will be bumped from Sundays to Saturdays.
'Married with Children' will be bumped from Sundays to Saturdays.bump into somebody
phrasal verbI bumped into Jean in town.bump somebody ↔ off
phrasal verbbump something ↔ up
phrasal verbPrices were bumped up by 10 percent last week.
