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bump
1. noun /bĘŚmp/
a) A light blow or jolting collision.

US presidential nominees get a post-convention bump in survey ratings.

b) The sound of such a collision.
2. verb /bĘŚmp/
a) To knock against or run into with a jolt.

Easyjet said the compensation package for passengers bumped off flights was probably the most flawed piece of European legislation in recent years...

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

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