Possible Definitions:
1. Bump (v. t.) To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.
2. Bump (v. i.) To come in violent contact with something; to thump.
3. Bump (n.) A thump; a heavy blow.
4. Bump (n.) A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.
5. Bump (n.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness."
6. Bump (n.) The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
7. Bump (v. i.) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.
8. Bump (n.) The noise made by the bittern.
