bump into
verbUK /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tuː/ · US /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tu/
1
Literally To collide with.
- He bumped into the wall. I guess that's a risk you take when you read while walking.
- Luke staggered blindly down the street, almost bumping into an old woman in black with a shawl drawn close about her head and shoulders[…]2010, Anne Baker, Goodbye Liverpool:
1 more example
- Bethany squeaks a barely audible, “Yes,” grabs her purse, and rushes out of the restaurant, tripping over a chair and bumping into another customer on the way.2015, Caroline Fardig, That Old Black Magic, Caroline Fardig, →ISBN:
2
Literally To cause (a thing) to collide with.
- The roads were so slippery that I couldn't stop, and I bumped my car into the car in front of me.
3
Idiomatic To meet by chance.
- We bumped into each other at the library yesterday.
- “[...] Isaac! You’re being conscripted.” Fay Lie grabs Isaac Sachs’s elbow. “You’ll remember bumping into Luisa Rey the other day?” “I’m one lucky conscript. Hi, Luisa, again.”2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 130:
- Related terms
- bump-in