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an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" a lump on the body caused by a blow knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind" something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant" remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" |
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