bump back

bʌmp bæk

Definition

Definition of bump back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

reschedule

move something to a later time or date

We had to bump back the meeting to next week.

delay

postpone

retaliate

Rare

push or hit something in return

Rare

He bumped back when he was shoved.

counterattack

retaliate

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Expressions with bump

bump along

move in a bumpy way

The car bumped along the rough road.

bump down

descend in a bumpy manner

We bumped down the rocky path carefully.

bump into

collide with something accidentally

I bumped into the table in the dark.

baby bump

visible signs of pregnancy in a woman's abdomen

She proudly showed off her baby bump at the party.

bump in the road

minor setback or obstacle in progress

We hit a bump in the road with the project.

bump into each other

accidentally hit each other while moving

They bumped into each other in the crowded hallway.

Examples of bump back in a sentence

The event was bumped back due to unforeseen circumstances.
She bumped back when the crowd pushed her.
The player bumped back after being elbowed.

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French:reporter, riposter, ...
German:verschieben, zurückstoßen, ...
Italian:posticipare, reagire, ...
Spanish:reprogramar, devolver el golpe, ...
Portuguese:adiar, revidar, ...
Chinese:推迟, 反击, ...
Japanese:延期する, 押し返す, ...
Arabic:أَجَّلَ, رَدَّ, ...
Hebrew:לִדְחוֹת, לִדְחוֹף בְּחֲזָרָה, ...
Russian:перенести, дать сдачи, ...
Ukrainian:перенести, відштовхнути у відповідь, ...
Hindi:आगे खिसकाना, वापस मारना, ...
Bengali:পিছিয়ে দেওয়া, প্রত্যাঘাত করা, ...
Catalan:posposar, respondre, ...
Czech:odložit, strčit zpátky, ...
Danish:udsætte, slå tilbage, ...
Dutch:uitstellen, terugslaan, ...
Greek:αναβάλλω, ανταποδίδω, ...
Hungarian:elhalasztani, visszalökni, ...
Khmer:លើកពេលទៅក្រោយ, រុញឬវាយតបវិញ, ...
Korean:연기하다, 반격하다, ...
Persian:عقب انداختن, پاسخ دادن, ...
Polish:przesunąć, odwzajemnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):adiar, revidar, ...
Romanian:a amâna, a riposta, ...
Swedish:skjuta upp, knuffa tillbaka, ...
Thai:เลื่อนออกไป, ผลักกลับ, ...
Turkish:ertelemek, geri itmek, ...
Vietnamese:dời lại, đẩy lại, ...

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