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| bump |
When you bump something, you knock against it or hit it, often by accident. [4 definitions] |
| bumper car |
one of a number of miniature electric cars that are part of an amusement at a fair or carnival. People ride in the cars and try to bump into other cars or escape from being bumped. The cars are designed to be safe and enjoyable for the riders. |
| clumsy |
If someone is clumsy, they sometimes use their hands, arms, and legs in ways that are awkward and are not how they would like to move. They sometimes drop things or fall over things or bump into things. They do things like this more often than most other people. |
| collide |
to strike or bump into one another with force. [1/2 definitions] |
| goose pimple |
a small bump on the skin caused by cold or fear. |
| jar2 |
to crash into or bump so as to cause movement; jolt. [2/4 definitions] |
| jostle |
to push, crowd, or bump into on purpose. [2 definitions] |
| knock |
to bump or crash. [1/6 definitions] |
| lump |
a bump or swelling. [1/4 definitions] |
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