Bump
Overview
Bump or Bumps may refer to:
- A collisionCollisionA collision is an isolated event which two or more moving bodies exert forces on each other for a relatively short time.Although the most common colloquial use of the word "collision" refers to accidents in which two or more objects collide, the scientific use of the word "collision" implies...
or impact - A raised protrusion on the skin such as a pimplePimpleA pimple, zit or spot is a kind of acne, and one of the many results of excess oil getting trapped in the pores. Some of the varieties are pustules or papules....
, goose bump, prayer bumpPrayer bumpA prayer bump or prayer scar, also known as a zabiba/zebiba/zebibah , is a mark on the forehead of a Muslim, apparently due to the friction generated from the contact of the forehead with the prayer mat...
, lie bumps, etc.
- Bump (road), where two routes both turn in opposite directions at an intersection
- Speed bumpSpeed bumpA speed bump is a speed-reducing feature of road design to slow traffic or reduce through traffic, via...
, a raised portion of road designed to slow traffic - Coal mine bumpCoal mine bumpA coal mine bump is a term used to describe a seismic jolt occurring within a mine. The term refers to the explosive collapse of a wall or one or more support pillars, sometimes called a rock burst...
, a seismic jolt occurring within a mine - Bump (union)Bump (union)In unionised organisations, be they private or public sector, "bumping" means a re-assignment of jobs on the basis of seniority. As an example, if a job becomes vacant, more than one person may be re-assigned to different tasks or ranks on the basis of who has worked for the organisation longer...
, in a unionised work environment, a re-assignment of jobs on the basis of seniority - Bump (television), in broadcasting, a brief announcement
- Bump, airline travel slang for the removal of passengers from an overbooked flight
- Bump function, a mathematical function which has a non-empty bounded support
- Bump mappingBump mappingBump mapping is a technique in computer graphics for simulating bumps and wrinkles on the surface of an object. This is achieved by perturbing the surface normals of the object and using the perturbed normal during lighting calculations. The result is an apparently bumpy surface rather than a...
, a computer graphics technique - Bumping (chemistry)Bumping (chemistry)Bumping is a phenomenon in chemistry where liquids boiled in a test tube will superheat and, upon nucleation, rapid boiling will expel the liquid from the container....
, the irregular boiling of a liquid
- Bump (Internet)Bump (internet)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...
, returning a thread to the top of the list of active threads (acceptable reasons range from wanting to remind others that the question with which the thread started is still unanswered to offering new information that relates to an old thread; a less agreeable practice—as unwelcome as spam—is to do it simply to raise the thread's profile); the term is related to the concept of "bumping (pushing) something up" though others suggest that it is an acronym for "Bring up my post" (however, "bump" applies to any post in a thread, not just one's own posts) - Bump (application)Bump (application)Bump is an application created by Bump Technologies for the Apple iOS and Google Android operating systems. It allows two smartphone users to bump their phones together to exchange contact information, photos, and other objects between phones. It was the billionth application downloaded on Apple's...
, a popular app for the iPhone and Android smartphones which allows users to easily share information between each other.
- The bumps, a birthday tradition
- Bumpside (or "Bump"), a slang term for 1967–1972 Ford F-seriesFord F-SeriesThe F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company which has been sold continuously for over six decades. The most popular variant of the F-Series is the F-150...
trucks - Slang for the effective doseEffective doseEffective dose may refer to:*Effective dose the dose of pharmacologic agent which will have a therapeutic effect in some fraction of the population receiving the drug...
of an illegal substance; most often in reference to cocaineCocaineCocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
- Elbow bumpElbow bumpThe elbow bump is an informal greeting where two people touch elbows. Interest in this greeting was renewed during the avian flu scare of 2006 and the 2009 swine flu outbreak, when health officials supported its use to reduce the spread of germs....
, an informal greeting where two people touch, or tap, elbows - Fist bump, an informal greeting
- Bump (football), a body contact alternative to a tackle and shepherding method in Australian Rules Football
- Bumps raceBumps raceA bumps race is a form of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file, each boat attempting to catch and "bump" the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind....
, a type of rowing competition - Bump (professional wrestling), making actual contact with another individual, an object, or the ground
- Knockout (game)Knockout (game)Knockout is a basketball activity. The objective of the game is to make shots in order to survive elimination and, in turn, to eliminate other players. The basic rule of the game is if the trailing player makes a shot before the leading player, the leading player is eliminated...
, the basketball elimination game
- Bump The ShowBump The ShowBump The Show is an interactive web series launched in January 2010 from Yellow Line Studios. The show uses a 'reality' format and follows the stories of three women facing unintended pregnancies....
(BUMP+), a webseries that follows the stories of three women facing unintended pregnancies - Bump (dance)Bump (dance)The bump was a primarily 1970s fad dance introduced by Johnny Spruce in which the main move is to lightly "bump" hips on every other beat of the music. As the dance progressed, the bumping could become more intimate, bumping hip to backside, low bending, etc...
, a dance from the 1970s disco era - BUMP (comics)BUMP (comics)BUMP is a 2007-2008 comic book limited series written and illustrated by Mark Kidwell with colors and letters by Jay Fotos.-Publication history:BUMP was initially published as a monthly four-issue comic book limited series by Fangoria Comics...
, 2007-8 limited editio comic book series
- Bump (Transformers), a fictional character in the Transformers universe
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