bump into

Speech parts

1. bump into - Verb

2. bump into - Phrase

Meaning

collide violently with an obstacle

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

run into butt against knock against jar against ram experience hit meet strike crash touch collect encounter collide stumble
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Antonyms

dodge duck shun avoid escape evade
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Hypernyms

hit strike run into impinge on collide with

Related terms

bump-in

Examples

I ran into the telephone pole Source: Internet

Additionally, an alarmed termite will bump into other termites which causes them to be alarmed and to leave pheromone trails to the disturbed area, which is also a way to recruit extra workers. Source: Internet

As Halloween looms this weekend, those with an interest in paranormal activity will be hopeful to bump into some of these spectres and Maritzburg Sun has assembled some hotspots to keep an eye on. Source: Internet

“During the day the elephants are sleeping in the bushes so one can bump into them when going to the fields or to collect firewood!” he said, stressing that under no circumstance should the villagers leave their homes at night. Source: Internet

Algorithms have no problems scaling to high-dimensional data with millions of facets while humans quickly bump into the limitations of a brain evolved for a three-dimensional world. Source: Internet

As various people bump into him, he senses the crimes they perpetrated, such as theft and rape, and finds one he can act on: a sadistic janitor who invaded a family home, killed the parents, and is holding the children captive. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

bump into

Close letter words and terms

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