bump

Definitions

1. 1.A thump; a heavy blow.
2. 2.A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance. It had upon its brow A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone. Shak.
3. 3.(Phren.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness." [Colloq.]
4. 4.The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following. [Eng.]
5. 5.To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom. As a bittern bumps within a reed. Dryden.
6. 6.The noise made by the bittern.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance. It had upon its brow A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone. Shak called?
• What is one of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness." [Colloq.] called?
• What is the act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following. [Eng.] called?
• What is to make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom. As a bittern bumps within a reed. Dryden called?