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bump
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bump
1. any of the natural protuberances of the human skull, said by phrenologists to indicate underlying faculties and character
2. a rising current of air that gives an aircraft a severe upward jolt
3. Rowing the act of bumping
4. Cricket bump ball a ball that bounces into the air after being hit directly into the ground by the batsman
bump - Increment. E.g. C's ++ operator. It is used especially of counter variables, pointers and index dummies in "for", "while", and "do-while" loops.
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In time-honoured tradition he's bumped off in the Queen Vic and there'll be no shortage of contenders for the role of chief murderer.
The number Ron suspect; TV LAND by The Mirror (London, England)
As of this week, overweight United Airlines passengers will have to stump up the cash for two adjacent seats if they are bumped off a plane for not fitting in their allotted space.
OBESE AIR FARE FURY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
A SECOND person is about to be bumped off at Oakwell Hall so that amateur sleuths can enjoy solving "the crime".
Test the little grey cells; Murder mystery by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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