to bump

Examples

• All

• But I bump "plate" music wherever I go.

  Blog text (7)

• But you were so sweet and, like bumping music for me.

• Come on, bump it up, there, Bobby.

  The Rum Diary (2011)

• You ain't gotta be rich but bump that

  Rush Hour (1998)

• The DJ's bumping across the floor.

  George Janko

• Getting in my car and bumping up my 4,000-watt stereo and going for a drive.

  Blog text (23)

• Bump that LMFAO, play those Motown jams—whatever you're feeling.

  Blog text (20)

• You can always count on the DJ to be bumping the latest hits at the party.

• As we drove down the street, we could hear our friends bumping their favorite rap tracks.

• At the festival, the crowd was excited, and everyone was bumping music together.

Synonyms

R

to rock out

vsto bump

• Informal

27 7.7

Play or enjoy loud energetic music while moving and singing

is informal slang for playing loudly and with enthusiasm

B

to belt out

vsto bump

• Informal

13 3.7

To sing or play music loudly with a lot of energy

covers the same loud energetic performance rather than only volume increase

B

to bang away

vsto bump

• Informal

5 6.7

To hit something again and again with force, for example when playing an instrument

is broader slang for loud enthusiastic playing, not only repetition

B

to bang out

vsto bump

• Informal

3 7.8

To play music loudly and simply on an instrument

focuses more on noisy forceful style rather than pure enthusiasm

K

to kick out the jams

vsto bump

• Slang

2 9.3

Play loud, energetic music to make people excited

describes the same loud enthusiastic playing in casual slang

R

to rock out with someone's cock out

vsto bump

• Offensive

1 9.9

To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy

means the same energetic playing but in crude vulgar terms

P

to pound a beat

vsto bump

• Informal

1 7.7

Play a loud, strong rhythm on a drum or instrument

focuses on overall loud enthusiastic performance, not just rhythm emphasis

T

to thump out

vsto bump

1 7.0

To play a strong, repeated beat by hitting an instrument like a drum

expresses general loud enthusiastic playing rather than only a beat

B

to bump up the volume

vsto bump

1 3.4

Make the sound louder by turning the volume control

refers to lively loud performance, not merely turning sound up

J

to jack up the volume

vsto bump

• Informal

1 4.8

Turn a control to make music louder

means enthusiastic loud playing rather than adjusting volume controls

Antonyms

Q

quietly

466 1.0

In a quiet way that makes little or no noise

V

very softly

5 2.8

In music, played very quietly so the sound is almost not heard

Idioms

B

bump in the road

• Informal

20 3.7

A small problem that slows progress for a short time

Phrasal Verbs

B

to bump into

112 2.2

To meet someone by chance in a public place

B

to bump into

35 2.1

To hit someone or something by accident while moving

B

to bump up

33 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

B

to bump off

• Offensive

11 9.3

To kill someone on purpose, usually secretly and as part of a crime

H

to hit a bump

4 5.8

Face a problem that slows progress or makes things harder

B

to bump around

1 4.2

To move in a rough, unsteady way while being knocked or pushed

B

to bump up the budget

1 3.9

To increase the money available for a project or plan

B

to bump up the volume

1 3.4

Make the sound louder by turning the volume control

B

to bump purse

• Slang

9.8

To share the cost of something by paying together

Compounds

G

goose bump

• US

27 3.0

A small raised spot on your skin when you feel cold, scared, or excited

S

speed bump

16 2.5

A raised strip across a road that makes cars slow down

S

speed bump

• Informal

10 3.2

A problem that slows progress in a project

B

bump in the schedule

5.9

A small unexpected delay in a planned schedule

How Loud

to blast

35 4.1

to bump

• Slang

5 8.7

to play

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology