Bump
Bump verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.
War
War verb - Make or wage war.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- War is on the horizon, ponies are threatened by the things that go 'bump' in the night, and the moon and stars haven't been seen for more than forty years.
- It's strongly implied that their "war" with the Terrans and Vasudans is little more than a speed bump in the path toward their true objective.
Source: Hidden Agenda Villain - In the Black Comedy How I Won The War (1967), a British platoon in WW2 keep trying to bump off their incompetent lieutenant, but he survives the war and gets them all killed instead.
Source: Unfriendly Fire
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War and Bump. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bump/war
Bump & War. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bump/war>.
War or Bump. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bump/war.
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