bump into
To meet by chance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I often bump into my neighbors at the grocery store.”
“I was surprised to bump into an old college friend while I was walking through the city center yesterday.”
“It felt like a strange twist of fate to bump into my former mentor in such a remote corner of the world after so many years of silence.”
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bump and grind
A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.
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bump in the road
A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.
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bump off
To kill, especially to murder.
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bump up
To increase something suddenly.
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royal bumps
A ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.
Last updated August 10, 2026