| bump | | |
| n. (state) | 1. bump | a lump on the body caused by a blow. |
| ~ harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| n. (shape) | 2. bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" |
| ~ frontal eminence | either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit. |
| ~ occipital protuberance | prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone. |
| ~ belly | a part that bulges deeply.; "the belly of a sail" |
| ~ caput | a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure.; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula" |
| ~ mogul | a bump on a ski slope. |
| ~ nub, nubble | a small lump or protuberance. |
| ~ snag | a sharp protuberance. |
| ~ wart | any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals). |
| ~ projection | any solid convex shape that juts out from something. |
| n. (event) | 3. blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| ~ impact | the striking of one body against another. |
| ~ jolt, jounce, jar, shock | a sudden jarring impact.; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" |
| ~ concussion | any violent blow. |
| ~ rap, tap, strike | a gentle blow. |
| ~ bang, bash, smash, knock, belt | a vigorous blow.; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" |
| ~ buffeting, pounding | repeated heavy blows. |
| ~ sideswipe | a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles). |
| ~ slap, smack | a blow from a flat object (as an open hand). |
| v. (contact) | 4. bump, knock | knock against with force or violence.; "My car bumped into the tree" |
| ~ collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| v. (possession) | 5. bump, chance, encounter, find, happen | come upon, as if by accident; meet with.; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" |
| v. (motion) | 6. bump | dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward.; "bump and grind" |
| ~ trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance | move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance.; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" |
| v. (social) | 7. break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate | assign to a lower position; reduce in rank.; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| ~ sideline | remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position.; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President" |
| ~ reduce | bring to humbler or weaker state or condition.; "He reduced the population to slavery" |
| v. (contact) | 8. bump, dislodge | remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied.; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" |
| ~ throw | cause to fall off.; "The horse threw its inexperienced rider" |
| ~ displace | cause to move, usually with force or pressure.; "the refugees were displaced by the war" |
| curb | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. curb, curbing, kerb | an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter). |
| ~ curbstone, kerbstone | a paving stone forming part of a curb. |
| ~ edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.; "he rounded the edges of the box" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. curb, curb bit | a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse. |
| ~ bit | piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding.; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. american stock exchange, amex, curb | a stock exchange in New York. |
| ~ securities market, stock exchange, stock market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers. |
| n. (act) | 4. bridle, check, curb | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" |
| ~ restraint | the act of controlling by restraining someone or something.; "the unlawful restraint of trade" |
| v. (social) | 5. check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| ~ damp | restrain or discourage.; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" |
| ~ mortify, crucify, subdue | hold within limits and control.; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" |
| ~ abnegate, deny | deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.; "She denied herself wine and spirits" |
| ~ keep back, restrain, hold back, keep | keep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
| ~ restrict | place under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled" |
| ~ train | cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it.; "train the vine" |
| ~ catch | check oneself during an action.; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" |
| ~ bate | moderate or restrain; lessen the force of.; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" |
| ~ thermostat | control the temperature with a thermostat. |
| ~ countercheck, counteract | oppose or check by a counteraction. |
| v. (change) | 6. conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| ~ blink away, blink, wink | force to go away by blinking.; "blink away tears" |
| ~ dampen, stifle | smother or suppress.; "Stifle your curiosity" |
| ~ choke back, choke down, choke off | suppress.; "He choked down his rage" |
| ~ silence, hush, hush up, still, quieten, shut up | cause to be quiet or not talk.; "Please silence the children in the church!" |
| ~ burke | get rid of, silence, or suppress.; "burke an issue" |
| ~ silence | keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure.; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power" |
| ~ quell, squelch, quench | suppress or crush completely.; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" |
| ~ muffle, stifle, repress, strangle, smother | conceal or hide.; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (contact) | 7. curb | keep to the curb.; "curb your dogs" |
| ~ constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | hold back. |
| v. (change) | 8. curb, curtail, cut back, restrict | place restrictions on.; "curtail drinking in school" |
| ~ circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| ~ abridge | lessen, diminish, or curtail.; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression" |
| ~ immobilise, immobilize | cause to be unable to move.; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" |
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