(n.) A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
(n.) A thump; a heavy blow.
(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.) The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
(n.) The noise made by the bittern.
(v. i.) To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
(v. i.) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
(v. t.) To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.