Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of bump.
Examples
“The real URL you own is bumped from the fourth page of search results to the fifth page. davidhornik”
“Had he returned to Atlanta, who would he have bumped from the rotation?”
Smoltz justifies Braves' decision not to re-sign him - sports
“I thought it got bumped from the agenda for its second reading when the Memorial Coliseum issue flared up.”
“I got bumped from the live show this a.m., so we taped the segment and hopefully it will air soon.”
“New Orleans Saints CB Jason David has been bumped from the flight to Cincinnati by gubernatorial order.”
“Not only that: Barnes & Noble has limited shelf-space, so the launch of this Landmark non-fiction line means that OTHER much better, more contemporary, accurate, well-illustrated children's non-fiction will be bumped from the shelves, bumped from future opportunities to be bought by B&N.”
“– - Bush getting “quizzed” by Larry King is like one of those lucky passengers bumped from a doomed flight.”
Think Progress » Larry King plans to quiz Bush on Ken Lay, Lieberman.
“Would anyone really hate to see McLaughlin bumped?”
“Smoltz had to wait an extra day to make this long-awaited playoff start, getting bumped from the expected Game 1 nod to give his shoulder a little extra rest.”
“PREEMPTNITION (n) The feeling you have when you realize the story you've worked on for a week is about to get bumped from the show.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘bumped’.
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American English that's not in Irish ...
Well-known phrases in American English that aren't understood in Irish English.
front the money, freshman, Band-Aid, bandaid, stroller, knock on wood, cotton candy, Saran Wrap, Scotch tape, bumped, doorbuster, molasses and 3 more...
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bookwords
Words that apply to the description and condition of books
foxing, cocked, endpaper, scuffing, spine, impression, marginal, covers, browning, edition, printing, dust jacket and 44 more...
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
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bumwank, calamity, recalcitrant, gayenese, jeeze, nonsense, flabbergasted, juxtapose, procrastinating, ossanity, biffing, loser and 1972 more... -
Rare Books
Words used in the rare book trade (of which I was once a part). For more about how such books are put together, see hernesheir's excellent The Bindery.
foxing, gilt, headband, bumped, endpaper, leaf, colophon, vellum, laid paper, boards, device, engraving and 168 more...
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jodi In U.S. airline industry: "to get bumped" means to give up a seat (generally voluntarily) in exchange for compensation, when a flight is oversold. Jun 9, 2011
reesetee In rare/antique books, the term describing the condition of a book that has sustained damage to corners or spine ends from use, age, or careless handling.
Feb 22, 2007