rebump

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verb

To catch (a boat) again, in a bumps race.

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Meanings

verbrebump (third-person singular simple present rebumps, present participle rebumping, simple past and past participle rebumped)

present singular third person rebumps · participle present rebumping · participle past rebumped · past rebumped

  1. transitivehobbiesTo catch (a boat) again, in a bumps race.

    The next day we were able to rebump Merton before they caught Lincoln, so could only row over, but on Wednesday we bumped Lincoln in the Gut.

    1884, The Oxford Magazine, volume 2, page 268

Origin

From re- + bump.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bumper
Cite this entry
APA

rebump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebump

MLA

“rebump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebump. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebump,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebump.

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