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headbump

headbump noun: a light nudge or bump done with the head as an affectionate gesture, typically by an animal.

Noun

headbump (plural headbumps)

  1. A light nudge or bump done with the head as an affectionate gesture, typically by an animal.
  2. A naturally-occurring bump on the cranium, especially as analyzed in phrenology.

Verb

headbump (third-person singular simple present headbumps, present participle headbumping, simple past and past participle headbumped)

  1. (especially) To nudge or bump with the head as a gesture.

Forms of headbump

Noun
pluralheadbumps
Verb
third-person singular presentheadbumps
present participleheadbumping
past participleheadbumped
pastheadbumped

Questions about headbump

What does headbump mean?
Headbump means a light nudge or bump done with the head as an affectionate gesture, typically by an animal.
What part of speech is headbump?
Headbump can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of headbump?
The plural of headbump is headbumps.

Words near headbump in the dictionary

  1. headboroughs
  2. headborrow
  3. headborrows
  4. headbox
  5. headboxes
  6. headbump
  7. headbumps
  8. headbutt
  9. headbutt with
  10. headbutted
  11. headbutted with

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