Answer to "Minor collision" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BUMP which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2005.

Minor collision crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
BUMP	50 %	4
FENDERBENDER	50 %	12

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Minor collision

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• fender bender
• crash
• accident
• upheaval
• melting point
• obtrusive
• impinge
• time bomb
• tamper
• interfere
• interference
• slippery slope

Crossword Answer definitions

BUMP noun

1. A light blow or jolting collision.
2. The sound of such a collision.
3. A protuberance on a level surface.
4. A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
5. One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (metonymically) the faculty itself
6. The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
7. The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
8. 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.
9. A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
10. A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
11. The noise made by the bittern; a boom.
12. (preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.
13. In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
14. A coarse cotton fabric.
15. A training match for a fighting dog.
16. The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
17. Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.

BUMP verb

1. To knock against or run into with a jolt.
2. To move up or down by a step; displace.
3. 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.
4. (of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
5. To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
6. To move the time of (a scheduled event).
7. To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
8. To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
9. To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result BUMP

• Phrenologist's interest
• Jostle
• Minor collision
• Increase
• Result of bonking one's head
• Displace
• Promote or demote
• Road imperfection
• Cause for an apology
• Raise, in poker

More clues leading to the result FENDERBENDER

• Minor auto accident
• Minor collision
• Minor traffic accident
• Careless driver: Slang.
• Bumper thumper
• Late braking result?
• Bumper-thumper
• Fry sidekick at a tailgate party?