tap vs bump

tap and bump both are nouns.

tap and bump both are verbs.

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

As nouns, bump is a hypernym of tap; that is, bump is a word with a broader meaning than tap:

tap: a gentle blow
bump: an impact (as from a collision)

Other hypernyms of tap include blow.

tap (noun)	bump (noun)
a light touch or stroke	an impact (as from a collision)
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask	a lump on the body caused by a blow
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
the sound made by a gentle blow
a gentle blow

tap (verb)	bump (verb)
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently	knock against with force or violence
draw from; make good use of	remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
strike lightly	to play music at loud volume
cut a female screw thread with a tap	to enjoy some music greatly
pierce in order to draw a liquid from	dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
walk with a tapping sound	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
draw (liquor) from a tap
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
make light, repeated taps on a surface
draw from or dip into to get something
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

Difference between tap and bump

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