"bump the lamp" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bumps the lamp [present, singular, third-person], bumping the lamp [participle, present], bumped the lamp [participle, past], bumped the lamp [past]
Etymology: From a scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? where Eddie accidentally bumps a hanging lamp. The lamp swings, changing the light and shadows, and the animators meticulously made Roger’s animation reflect those changes. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bump the lamp (third-person singular simple present bumps the lamp, present participle bumping the lamp, simple past and past participle bumped the lamp)
  1. (slang) To go above and beyond. Wikipedia link: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bump_the_lamp-en-verb-gU2TOyMm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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