Word

bump, v.
(bumped, bumping, bumps)
freq. cnt. 4

knock against with force or violence
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

bump knock

sample sentences

"My car bumped into the tree"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

also see

knock against knock about

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

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semantic pointers

hypernym

hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with

dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bump

sample sentences

"bump and grind"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
They %s

semantic pointers

hypernym

dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

come upon, as if by accident; meet with
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 168 freq. cnt.: 159 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

bump chance encounter find happen

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the money in the closet

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
<verb.contact>

bump dislodge

sample sentences

"The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

break bump demote kick downstairs relegate

sample sentences

"She was demoted because she always speaks up"
"He was broken down to Sergeant"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

also see

semantic pointers

hypernym

assign, delegate, designate, depute

hyponym

sideline reduce