bump into

phrase

Synonyms of bump intonext
: to encounter especially by chance

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Without the girls, the boys would simply mill around, bumping into one another. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Videos from the event showed the ring propped up in a pool with wrestlers slipping and sliding in the ring and taking bumps into the water. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Neutrinos bump into other particles only rarely, so scientists build large detectors to improve their odds of catching collisions. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 In almost every neighborhood of the city, you’re bound to bump into vendors who have set up shop near parks, subway stations, and bars looking to meet the fervent demand for soccer kits, Styles swag and Knicks gear. — Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026 Verity’s loving husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) is fully on board for this idea, and in fact accidentally bumped into Lowen on the street and site of a bloody accident that shakes her up as a dead man’s blood was splattered all over her. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 The final season jumped around time to show all the ways the gang had bumped into Tracy. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026 The incident began when Rodriguez was walking through a hallway with his girlfriend and accidentally bumped into another student, according to his family. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 In your 1st House of Identity, loving Venus in your sign squares powerful Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so expression bumps into family needs. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bump into was in 1894

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“Bump into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20into. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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