| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example: bunch, knot, lump1, swelling. See CONVEX. 2. An unevenness or elevation on a surface: hump, knob, knot, lump1, nub, protuberance. See CONVEX. 3. Violent forcible contact between two or more things: collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, percussion, shock1, smash. See CONFLICT. | | VERB: | 1. To proceed with sudden, abrupt movements: jerk, jolt. See REPETITION. 2. To come together or come up against with force: collide, crash. See CONFLICT. 3. To lower in rank or grade: break, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce. Slang : bust. See RISE. 4. To put out by force: dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust, throw out. Informal : chuck. Slang : boot1 (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho (or old heave-ho) , send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See KEEP. | | PHRASAL VERB: | bump into To find or meet by chance: chance on or (upon), come across, come on or (upon), find, happen on or (upon), light on or (upon), run across, run into, stumble on or (upon), tumble on. Archaic : alight on or (upon). Idioms: meet up with. See MEET. bump off Slang. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully: destroy, finish (off), kill1, liquidate, murder, slay. Informal : put away. Slang : do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap. See HELP.
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