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Present participle for to knock or run into someone or something with a jolt
“The out-of-control car would bump several bollards as it careened about erratically.”
Present participle for to move or travel with much jolting
“Four-wheel drive vehicles were once muddy workhorses used by folk who just liked to bump along tracks or plow across muddy fields.”
Present participle for to increase, especially just slightly or incrementally
“Could you bump the volume up a little?”
Present participle for to exert force or pressure on
Present participle for to discharge from a job or position
Present participle for to lower the rank or status of something or someone
Present participle for to bump, knock or push roughly
Present participle for to strike or hit something, especially repeatedly
Present participle for to move past someone or something with force
Present participle for to dismiss from a job or position
Present participle for to make or cause to make a continuous rattling sound
Present participle for to strike (something) and rebound
Present participle for to cause significant damage to something
Present participle for to cause or create a dent in something by applying pressure
The act or state of shuddering back and forth, or side to side
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