bumps

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bumps

/bʌmps/

Rhymes with -ʌmps

noun

plural plural of bump
UK, with definite article The ritual tossing of someone into the air to celebrate their birthday.

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of bump

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: knock, hit, blow, jut, protrusion, break, hump, protuberance, bulge, displace, encounter, demote, dislodge, gibbosity, gibbousness, find

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@misc{bumps_2026,
  title = {bumps},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bumps},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}