to bump
- verb
- /bʌmp/
- A fly woke up and bumped against the window with a mournful buzz.
- bump your head
Do you know what happens with clouds and they bump into each other?
- Do you know what happens with clouds and they bump into each other?
- And they don't want to bump against obstacles and other Audis.
- We're going to see who can drive the furthest without bumping into something.
- His tip bumped against the back of her throat.
- I check a kid, I check him, I bump into him, he goes into the fence.
- And that night I'm just like walking around, you know, bumping into things.
- And so in that melee, she gets bumped.
- And so I'm watching him re enact and it's like something bumped me that that's weird.
- Well, at first, she thought, well, probably someone else who's been injured worse than Michael got bumped in front of him, so this is no big deal.
- What happens if that jiggling starts to bump into relativity?
Examples
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If I cross to my left, I'll bump into him.
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We don't want you to bump into the pole.
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Before the trees were marked, people used to bump into them and hurt themselves.
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I check a kid, I check him, I bump into him, he goes into the fence.
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Be careful, don't bump their boat!
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So you don't bump into doors at night.
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A guy's walking down the street and he bumps into his doctor.
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Now we're bumping into cars.
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And that night I'm just like walking around, you know, bumping into things.
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As I walked through the crowded street, I accidentally bumped into an old friend I hadn't seen in years.
Synonyms
To hit something by accident with a sudden movement
Hit something by accident while moving
Hit something or someone while moving, causing a sudden strong crash
To hit someone or something by accident while moving
To hit a person or thing lightly, often by accident
Hit something by accident when you move and touch it
To trip and bump into something by accident
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Etymology
Bump began as a word for a short hit or knock, like a quick push or 'hit'. So to bump something is to collide with it and feel that short shock or jolt.