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bosse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bonk verb To bump or knock into something with a light thud.
  • bulge noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  • bump noun A light collision or jolt, or the sound it makes.
  • dent noun A shallow dip or indentation in a surface, usually caused by a knock or impact.
  • hump noun A rounded raised lump or bulge, such as on a camel's back or in a road.
  • humpback noun Short for humpback whale, a large baleen whale known for its long fins and acrobatic breaching.
  • hunch noun A feeling or guess based on instinct rather than solid evidence.
  • lump noun A solid piece or mass of something without a definite shape.
  • Mogul noun A rich, powerful, or highly influential person, especially in business or entertainment.

Senses

bosse is used for these senses in English:

  • bonk (informal, countable) A bump on the head.
  • bulge An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
  • bump A protuberance on a level surface.
  • dent A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
  • humpback A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
  • hunch A hump; a protuberance.
  • lump Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
  • mogul (skiing) A hump or bump on a skiing piste.

bonk — full definition

  1. verb To bump or knock into something with a light thud.
  2. noun A sudden, extreme fatigue during endurance exercise caused by running out of energy stores.

bulge — full definition

  1. noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  2. noun A sudden increase in the size or value of something.
  3. verb To swell or push outward, especially under pressure.

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