dance vs bump

dance and bump both are nouns.

dance and bump both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dance	Yes	No	Yes	No
bump	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bump is a hyponym of dance; that is, bump is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dance:

dance: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
bump: dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, twist, waltz, waltz around, tap, tapdance, tango, shag, foxtrot, contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, break-dance, break, break dance, cakewalk, conga, samba, two-step, Charleston, boogie, cha-cha, disco, mambo, polka, one-step, rhumba, rumba, mosh, slam, slam dance, thrash, jig, jitterbug, folk dance, square dance, quickstep, kick, skank, grind, twerk.

dance (noun)	bump (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	an impact (as from a collision)
an artistic form of nonverbal communication	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
a party for social dancing	a lump on the body caused by a blow
a party of people assembled for dancing

dance (verb)	bump (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	knock against with force or violence
move in a graceful and rhythmical way	remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways	to play music at loud volume
	to enjoy some music greatly
	dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

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