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3 letters

JAR
A vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles

JUT
The act of projecting out from something

HIT
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

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THUD
A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

JOLT
An abrupt spasmodic movement

FIND
Come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

BLOW
A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

HUMP
Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

OUST
Remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

NODE
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

STUB
Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"

BABY
A project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"

5 letters

BULGE
Cause to bulge or swell outwards

KNOCK
Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"

BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

6 letters

DEMOTE
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

HAPPEN
Come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"

CHANCE
A risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"

JOSTLE
The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)

NODULE
A small node

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PREEMPT
Take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

COLLIDE
Crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"

8 letters

INCREASE
The act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

DISLODGE
Remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

SWELLING
The increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)

RELEGATE
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

DISPLACE
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

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EXTRUSION
Squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"

GIBBOSITY
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"

ENCOUNTER
A casual meeting with a person or thing

10 letters

PROMINENCE
Relative importance

PROTRUSION
The act of projecting out from something

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GIBBOUSNESS
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"

EXCRESCENCE
(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body

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PROTUBERANCE
The condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"

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KICKDOWNSTAIRS
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"