BUMP

interj. thump, noise made by a bump

v. strike, hit; collide; be jolted, be shaken; dance with the pelvis thrust toward the front in an erotic manner

n. blow, stroke; projection, swelling, bulge on the body caused by a blow; (Internet) post in a forum thread done to increase the profile of the thread by putting it back to the top of the list of active threads

Bump may refer to:Bump (Internet), raising a thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threadsBump (union), in a unionised work environment, a re-assignment of jobs on the basis of seniorityBump (football), a body contact alternative to a tackle and shepherding method in Australian Rules FootballBump (rowing), a feature of rowing at Oxford and CambridgeBumps race, a type of rowing competitionBump mapping, a computer graphics techniqueSpeed bump, a raised portion of road designed to slow trafficCoal mine bump, a seismic jolt occurring within a mineLock bumping, a method of lock pickingThe bumps, a birthday tradition
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To bump a thread on an Internet forum is to post a reply to it purely in order to raise the thread's profile. This will typically return it to the top of the list of active threads. BUMP is sometimes used as a backronym for "Bring Up My Post/Post count" or as a recursive acronym "Bump Up My Post". A new variation is the term "Bimp", which is a combination of "Bump" and "Pimp". The idea is bumping a thread in order to pimp or promote a website.
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Bump! is a Canadian gay and lesbian travel and lifestyle television series. It is the first of its kind in the world. Currently, Bump! is hosted by Charlie David and Shannon McDonough; David joined as host with the start of Season 2. It is produced by Canadian media company, Bumper 2 Bumper Media, an exclusive partnership between Canada's largest gay media organization - Pink Triangle Press and Peace Point Entertainment Group and originally airs on OUTtv in Canada.
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Noun
1. a lump on the body caused by a blow
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
2. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
(synonym) bulge, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
(hypernym) projection
(hyponym) frontal eminence
3. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
(synonym) blow
(hypernym) impact
(hyponym) jolt, jar, jounce
(derivation) knock
Verb
1. knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
(synonym) knock
(hypernym) hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
(see-also) run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock against
(derivation) blow
2. 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"
(synonym) find, happen, chance, encounter
3. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"
(hypernym) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
4. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
(synonym) demote, relegate, break, kick downstairs
(hypernym) delegate, designate, depute, assign
(hyponym) reduce
(see-also) murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove
5. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
(synonym) dislodge, displace
(hypernym) expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
(hyponym) throw

(v. t.)
To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
  

(v. i.)
To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
  

(v. i.)
To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
  

(n.)
The noise made by the bittern.
  

(n.)
The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
  

(n.)
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."
  

(n.)
A thump; a heavy blow.
  

(n.)
A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
  

Increment. E.g. C's ++ operator. It is used especially of counter variables, pointers and index dummies in "for", "while", and "do-while" loops.
(1994-11-29)