# what does bump mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [September 9, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-bump-mean/42522 "2012-09-09T00:40:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jdrabik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jdrabik/32/1110_2.png) [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-bump-mean/42522/1 "2012-09-09T00:40:48Z")
Maybe this is just my problem, but what do people mean when they post “bump” on a thread? ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-bump-mean/42522/2 "2012-09-09T00:43:31Z")
They try to bring up their post to the top of the page so more people will read it. Bring Up My Post ---
**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-bump-mean/42522/3 "2012-09-09T00:46:17Z")
Bump (V.) 1. to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck. 2. to cause to strike or collide: He bumped the car against a tree. 3. to dislodge or displace by the force of collision. 4. Informal. to dislodge; to appropriate the privileges of: When the general found there were no additional seats on the plane, he bumped a major. The airline bumped me from the flight. 5. to demote, promote, or dismiss: He was bumped from his job. But here’s the real answer you’re looking for- [http://lmgtfy.com/?q=What+does+bump+mean+on+forums%3F](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=What+does+bump+mean+on+forums%3F) ---
**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-bump-mean/42522/4 "2012-09-09T00:46:56Z")
Ah, Shadowz ninja’d me. blargh ---
**Author:** ![JamesMay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jamesmay/32/1201_2.png) [@JamesMay](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JamesMay)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-bump-mean/42522/5 "2012-09-09T02:09:54Z")
Bump 8) ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-bump-mean/42522/6 "2012-09-09T12:03:37Z")
bump brings the post that you bumped on to the top. i’m not sure why this is in the general yo-yo section. ---
**Author:** ![paulsansics](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/paulsansics/32/1134_2.png) [@paulsansics](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/paulsansics)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-bump-mean/42522/7 "2012-09-09T12:09:51Z")
a bump is the main ingredient for necromancing ---
**Author:** ![Jdrabik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jdrabik/32/1110_2.png) [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-bump-mean/42522/8 "2012-09-09T17:48:42Z")
Thanks! I get it now.