Main Entry: ²bump

Function: verb

Date: 1581

transitive verb

1 : to strike or knock with force or violence
2 : to collide with
3 a (1) : to dislodge with a jolt (2) : to subject to a scalar change <rates being bumped up> b : to oust usually by virtue of seniority or priority <was bumped from the flight>intransitive verb 1 : to knock against something with a forceful jolt
2 : to proceed in or as if in a series of bumps
3 : to encounter something that is an obstacle or hindrance <bumped up against a chair>

— bump into : to encounter especially by chance