Lump vs. Bump

Lumpnoun

Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.

Lumpnoun

A group, set, or unit.

Lumpnoun

A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.

Lumpnoun

A dull or lazy person.

Lumpnoun

A beating or verbal abuse.

Lumpnoun

A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.

Lumpnoun

A kind of fish, the lumpsucker.

Lumpverb

To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner.

Lumpnoun

A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.

Lumpnoun

A mass or aggregation of things.

Lumpnoun

A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.

Lumpverb

To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars.

Lumpverb

To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.

Lumpverb

To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he doesn't like it, he can lump it.

Lumpnoun

a large piece of something without definite shape;

Lumpnoun

a compact mass;

Lumpnoun

abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

Lumpnoun

an awkward stupid person

Lumpverb

put together indiscriminately;

Lumpverb

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

Lumpnoun

a compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape

Lumpnoun

a swelling under the skin, especially one caused by injury or disease

Lumpnoun

a small cube of sugar.

Lumpnoun

a heavy, ungainly, or slow-witted person

Lumpnoun

the state of being self-employed and paid without deduction of tax, especially in the building industry

Lumpverb

put in an indiscriminate mass or group; treat as alike without regard for particulars

Lumpverb

(in taxonomy) classify plants or animals in relatively inclusive groups, disregarding minor variations

Lumpverb

carry (a heavy load) somewhere with difficulty

Lumpverb

accept or tolerate a disagreeable situation whether one likes it or not

Bumpnoun

A light blow or jolting collision.

Bumpnoun

The sound of such a collision.

Bumpnoun

A protuberance on a level surface.

Bumpnoun

A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.

Bumpnoun

One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind.

Bumpnoun

(rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.

Bumpnoun

The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.

Bumpnoun

(Internet) A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

Bumpnoun

A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.

Bumpnoun

(slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.

Bumpnoun

The noise made by the bittern; a boom.

Bumpnoun

A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.

Bumpnoun

In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.

Bumpnoun

(uncountable) A coarse cotton fabric.

Bumpnoun

A training match for a fighting dog.

Bumpnoun

The jaw of either of the middle pockets.

Bumpnoun

Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.

Bumpverb

To knock against or run into with a jolt.

Bumpverb

To move up or down by a step.

Bumpverb

(Internet) To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

Bumpverb

To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.

Bumpverb

(transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.

Bumpverb

(transitive) To move the time of a scheduled event.

Bumpverb

(archaic) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.

Bumpverb

To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.

Bumpinterjection

(internet) Posted in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

Bumpverb

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

Bumpverb

To come in violent contact with something; to thump.

Bumpverb

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

Bumpnoun

A thump; a heavy blow.

Bumpnoun

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

Bumpnoun

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."

Bumpnoun

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

Bumpnoun

The noise made by the bittern.

Bumpnoun

a lump on the body caused by a blow

Bumpnoun

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form

Bumpnoun

an impact (as from a collision);

Bumpverb

knock against with force or violence;

Bumpverb

come upon, as if by accident; meet with;

Bumpverb

dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward;

Bumpverb

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank;

Bumpverb

remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied;