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  • plural of bump.
  • present tense form of bump (3rd person singular).
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bumps



VERB
move over, dislodge
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STRONG
VERB
increment
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Dar Lbahja and Wadadli also saw bumps in orders of the dishes that Davis and Neff ate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Filling the hole at center was weighted so heavily among the Lakers’ priorities — and landing Kessler earned them so much extra credit — it bumps their grade almost all the way up.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The JPMorgan team said they are proponents of rotation and market broadening for the rest of this year, but cautioned investors to expect bumps.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

A small white car trundles into view, rolls across the floor, and bumps into a barrier set against the wall.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

I’d seen all the Star Wars movies before, but this time, the music swirled around the theater, bouncing off the walls, giving me goose bumps.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks



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