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
- verb To bump or knock into something with a light thud.
- noun A sudden, extreme fatigue during endurance exercise caused by running out of energy stores.
bulge — full definition
- noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
- noun A sudden increase in the size or value of something.
- verb To swell or push outward, especially under pressure.