bump vs clearance

bump

noun
  • A protuberance on a level surface. 

  • The jaw of either of the middle pockets. 

  • A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally. 

  • A training match for a fighting dog. 

  • A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury. 

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

  • The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman. 

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

  • A coarse cotton fabric. 

  • The sound of such a collision. 

  • A light blow or jolting collision. 

  • 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. 

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

  • The breeding call made by the bittern; a boom. 

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

  • A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together. 

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

intj
  • 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. 

verb
  • To move up or down by a step; displace. 

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

  • 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. 

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

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

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

  • To knock against or run into with a jolt. 

  • To assassinate; to bump off. 

  • Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call. 

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

clearance

noun
  • The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine 

  • The first disposal in a chain that leaves the area of a stoppage, or a disposal that leaves the area of a stoppage itself. 

  • The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared. 

  • A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel. 

  • A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information. 

  • The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending. 

  • The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit. 

  • Clear or net profit. 

  • The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house. 

  • A permission to use something, usually intellectual property, that is legally, but not otherwise, protected. 

  • The height or width of a tunnel, bridge or other passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage; a gap, headroom. 

  • A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise. 

  • The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance. 

  • Removal of pieces from a rank, file or diagonal so that a bishop, rook or queen is free to move along it. 

  • The act of leaving the area of a stoppage. 

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