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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A light blow or jolting collision.
  • A protuberance on a level surface.
  • A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
  • A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
  • internet A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
  • (rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
  • slang A dose of the drug ketamine, when taken recreationally.
  • The sound of such a collision.
  • The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.

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Verb:

  • of a superheated liquid To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid
  • internet To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
  • Knock or run into with a jolt.

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »