Main Entry:

²bump

Function:

verb

Date:

1581

transitive verb

1: to strike or knock with force or violence2: to collide with3 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 verb1: to knock against something with a forceful jolt2: to proceed in or as if in a series of bumps3: to encounter something that is an obstacle or hindrance <bumped up against a chair>

— bump into

: to encounter especially by chance