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| barge |
to move clumsily, with a tendency to bump into things. [1/4 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, most of whom are children. |
| collide |
to strike or bump into one another forcefully. [1/2 definitions] |
| jar2 |
to collide or bump so as to cause vibration; jolt. [2/9 definitions] |
| jostle |
to push, crowd, or bump against, esp. on purpose; collide with. [3/7 definitions] |
| knob |
a bump or other rounded thing that juts out from another thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| knock |
to collide or bump (often fol. by "into"). [1/10 definitions] |
| lump |
a bump or swelling, as on the body. [1/7 definitions] |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. [1/2 definitions] |
| pustule |
a bump on the skin, such as a pimple, that is filled with pus. [2 definitions] |
| welt |
a raised ridge or bump on the skin, caused by a cut or blow, as from a whip, or by an allergic reaction; weal. [1/5 definitions] |
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