bumping

Related to bumping: bumping into

bump

1. noun, slang A small amount of some powdered substance, such as cocaine, that is to be inhaled nasally. I took a quick bump of coke to help perk up before my big presentation. He offered me a bump of ketamine at the party, but I don't really remember much after that.
2. noun, slang A shot of liquor, especially when ordered alongside a beer. The bar always serves a beer and a bump for $5 on Fridays.
3. noun, informal The bulge of a woman's abdomen during pregnancy. You've got such a cute little bump! How far along are you by now? I remember being eight months pregnant, my bump out to here, having to pack up our whole house on my own ahead of our big move to San Francisco.
4. noun, informal A slight increase. Our sales always get a nice bump around spring, when people start coming out of the post-holidays blues. I'll get a bump in my bonus if I can close this deal before Christmas.
5. verb, informal To increase (something) slightly. Just one more five-star user review will bump our app's overall rating to a 4.0 average. They said they'd bump my salary a bit if I complete the training course.
6. verb, informal To prevent someone from boarding their flight due to an overbooking. The airline bumped me from my flight to London, but they offered to put me up in a five-star hotel for the night, so I didn't mind.
7. verb, informal To move someone or something to some different location than what was previously allocated or reserved. It really irritated me that they bumped my story from the front page at the last minute. They needed room for a passenger in a wheelchair, so they bumped me and a couple other passengers to the back of the bus.

bumping

1. With a strong, often enjoyable, beat. This song is really bumping—let's dance!
2. Bustling or busy. Sorry I was gone so long, the deli was really bumping.
3. Very good or excellent. I had a bumping night at the concert, didn't you?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bumping

1. mod. [of music] having a good beat. Man, this music is bumping. I can feel the beat.
2. mod. crowded and busy. This place is bumping. Let’s sit in the corner, out of the way.
3. mod. really good; cool. We had a bumping time at Tiff’s last night.
See also: bump
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bump
  • jack
  • jacked
  • jacking
  • mickey mouse
  • juice
  • juiced
  • garbage
  • edge
  • edging
References in periodicals archive
Several locks offer increased protection against bumping. There are non-consumer-grade cylinders available that are rated as high-security and carry a UL437 rating.
There are many variables that determine if a burglar can open a lock by bumping and if a property is at risk of being targeted; the level of risk to the apartment industry through bumping remains unknown.
Bump-proof your community
The ball bumping process is a variation of this wire bonding operation.
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While genuine "bumping" dismissals will be by reason of redundancy, employers must be sure that they can establish that the dismissal was caused by the redundancy situation.
The EAT's decision means that employers may need to, at the very least, consider bumping in order for a dismissal for redundancy to be fair, even if the employee has not raised the issue.
To bump or not to bump? ( that is the questiona
As a matter of fact, ASE has been researching solder bumping for wafers of different sizes and has applied over 30 patents for its efforts.
ASE DEVELOPS 300MM WAFER SOLDER BUMPING TECHNOLOGY
The solder bumping process requires that solder be deposited on an under-bump metalization on a chip bond pad.
Program for calculation of flip-chip standoff height: direct calculation is important, but tedious and time-consuming. Until now, that is
"There is a pent-up demand for high-speed and accurate 3D inspection to help device manufacturers accelerate their process development and ultimately improve bumping yields.
AUGUST GETS ORDER FOR 3DI-8000 BUMP INSPECTION SYSTEM
There is no need for expensive evaporation equipment or mask aligners as required for many solder bumping techniques, and the bumps are formed in one step as opposed to deposition of several layers of metal.
Polymer flip chip P(sub f)C: a solderless bump process
"This order is further confirmation that the world's bumping industry leaders recognize August Technology and the NSX Series as market leaders in bump inspection," said Dan Nelson, NSX product manager.
FLIP CHIP PLACES REPEAT ORDER WITH AUGUST FOR NSX SYSTEMS
Conventional bumping uses high lead content alloys, which evaporate quickly.
IBM smooths bumping process
Many WLPs are fabricated using virtually the same bumping process used for conventional flip chip bumped die.
New Developments in Flip Chip