The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following
technique of playing the ball using forearms, hands together, to direct the ball
The river at Oxford (and Cambridge) is not wide enough for several eights to row abreast so races are conducted by starting at equidistant points along the river and trying to `bump' the eight in front This involves simply catching up rather than (necessarily) literally bumping it See also `over-bump' In Cambridge you do actually have to bump them apparently (See `the appropriate spot to stand', by A Cambumpswatcher, of Grassy Corner, Fen Ditton, Cambs )
A bump is the action or the dull sound of two heavy objects hitting each other. I felt a little bump and I knew instantly what had happened The child took five steps, and then sat down with a bump
emphasis If someone comes down to earth with a bump, they suddenly start recognizing unpleasant facts after a period of time when they have not been doing this. Company bosses have come back down to earth with a bump after a period of post-election euphoria
{f} strike, hit; collide; be jolted, be shaken; dance with the pelvis thrust toward the front in an erotic manner