Bump and Lessen

Bump

Bump verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.

Lessen and bump are semantically related. in reduce topic. In some cases you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Bump".

Nearby Words: bumped, bumper, bumpy, bumping

Lessen

Lessen verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

Bump and lessen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bump" instead a verb "Lessen".

Nearby Words: lessening, less

Common collocations

time bump time lessen time
bit bump bit lessen bit
drama bump drama lessen drama
chances bump chances lessen chances
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