Bump vs. Kick — What's the Difference?

To strike or collide with

A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike). This type of attack is used frequently by hooved animals as well as humans in the context of stand-up fighting.

To cause to knock against an obstacle

Strike or propel forcibly with the foot

To knock to a new position; shift

Succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction)

To shake up and down; jolt

(of a gun) recoil when fired

To displace from a position within a group or organization.

A blow or forceful thrust with the foot

To deprive (a passenger) of reserved travel accommodations because of overbooking.

A sudden forceful jolt

To raise; boost

The sharp stimulant effect of alcohol or a drug

(Sports) To pass (a volleyball) by redirecting it with the forearms.

Soft sports shoes; trainers

To hit or knock against something

An indentation in the bottom of a glass bottle, diminishing the internal capacity.

To proceed with jerks and jolts

To extend the leg away from the body; strike out with the foot or feet.

(Sports) To bump a volleyball.

To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.

A blow, collision, or jolt.

To punt in football.

The sound of something bumping

To propel the body in swimming by moving the legs, as with a flutter kick or frog kick.

A raised or rounded spot; a bulge.

To recoil

A slight swelling or lump.

To express negative feelings vigorously; complain.

(Informal) See baby bump.

To oppose by argument; protest.

A rise or increase, as in prices or enrollment.

To strike with the foot

A forward thrust of the pelvis, as in a burlesque striptease.

To propel by striking with the foot

(Sports) A pass in volleyball made by redirecting the ball with the inside of the forearms, especially when extended and held together.

To spring back against suddenly

A small dose of an illegal drug, especially cocaine inhaled in powdered form.

(Sports) To score (a goal or point) by kicking a ball.

A shot of hard liquor, sometimes accompanied by a beer chaser.

A vigorous blow with the foot.

A light blow or jolting collision.

(Sports) The motion of the legs that propels the body in swimming.

The sound of such a collision.

Any of various moves in dance in which the leg is extended from the body.

A protuberance on a level surface.

A jolting recoil

A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.

(Slang) A complaint; a protest.

(obsolete) One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also the faculty itself

(Slang) Power; force

(rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.

A feeling of pleasurable stimulation

The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.

Kicks Fun

(Internet) A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

(Slang) Temporary, often obsessive interest

A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.

(Slang) A sudden, striking surprise; a twist.

(slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.

Kicks(Slang) Shoes.

(preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.

The act or an instance of kicking a ball.

In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.

A kicked ball.

(uncountable) A coarse cotton fabric.

The distance spanned by a kicked ball.

A training match for a fighting dog.

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

The jaw of either of the middle pockets.

(intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.

Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.

(transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.

(industrial relations) A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.

(with "off" or "out") To eject summarily.

The breeding call made by the bittern; a boom.

To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.

To knock against or run into with a jolt.

To overcome (a bothersome or difficult issue or obstacle); to free oneself of (a problem).

To move up or down by a step; displace.

To move or push suddenly and violently.

(Internet) To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

(of a firearm) To recoil; to push by recoiling.

To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.

To attack (a piece) in order to force it to move.

(transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.

To accelerate quickly with a few pedal strokes in an effort to break away from other riders.

(transitive) To move the time of (a scheduled event).

(intransitive) To show opposition or resistance.

(transitive) To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.

To work a press by impact of the foot on a treadle.

To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.

To reset (a watchdog timer).

To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.

To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.

To assassinate; to bump off.

(intransitive) To die.

To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.

To be emphatically excellent.

To anger, irritate.

A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.

Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call.

The action of swinging a foot or leg.

(internet) Posted in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

(colloquial) Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing.

To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

(Internet) The removal of a person from an online activity.

To come in violent contact with something; to thump.

(figuratively) Any bucking motion of an object that lacks legs or feet.

To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.

Piquancy.

A thump; a heavy blow.

A stimulation provided by an intoxicating substance.

A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.

(soccer) A pass played by kicking with the foot.

One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness."

(soccer) The distance traveled by kicking the ball.

The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.

The recoil of a gun.

The noise made by the bittern.

(informal) A pocket.

A lump on the body caused by a blow

An increase in speed in the final part of a running race.

Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form

Synonym of kicker

An impact (as from a collision);

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

Knock against with force or violence;

To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out of the apartment for making too much noise.

Come upon, as if by accident; meet with;

To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they kicked three field goals in the game.

Dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward;

To discontinue; - usually used of habitual activities; as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.

Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank;

To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so.

Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied;

To recoil; - said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called kick back.

To make a kick as an offensive play.

To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.

To resist.

A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the foot.

The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife.

A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick.

The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.

A surge of pleasure; a thrill; - usually used in the phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump.

The act of delivering a blow with the foot;

The swift release of a store of affective force;

The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

Informal terms for objecting;

The sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs);

A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics;

Drive or propel with the foot

Thrash about or strike out with the feet

Strike with the foot;

Kick a leg up

Spring back, as from a forceful thrust;

Stop consuming;

Make a goal;

Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;