bump into
verb
(intr, preposition) informal to meet by chance; encounter unexpectedly
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Words nearby bump into
bumper pool, bumper sticker, bumper-to-bumper, bumph, bumping race, bump into, bumpkin, bumpoff, Bumppo, Natty, bump start, bump stock
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Idioms and Phrases with bump into
bump into
Also, bump against. Collide, come in contact with; same as bang into. For example, It's easy to bump into furniture in the dark. [Mid-1800s]
Encounter, meet by chance, as in While I was downtown, I bumped into George. [Colloquial; 1880s] Also see run into.
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