bumped

verb

past tense of bump
as in slammed
to come into usually forceful contact with something that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized

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Recent Examples of bumped A week after she was bumped, Stark sued the state to try to get back on the ballot. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026 Then the truck bumped over a rut and the tape deck jumped to life. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 The sum total of their spending has bumped Haley Stevens by four points. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 The Phillies added him to their roster but bumped him off after one scoreless appearance of two innings. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 My first glimpse of an elephant came as our safari game viewer bumped along the road from the airstrip to camp. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 Hancock was initially scheduled to pitch bulk relief behind Gilbert, but manager Dan Wilson bumped him back a day. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 EMTs responded to the scene after a flight attendant bumped her head during sudden turbulence, according to the outlet. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
  1. slammed
  2. banged
  3. collided
  4. smashed
  5. crashed
  6. rammed
  7. knocked
  8. hit
Verb
  • Before the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized in January 2012, the captain didn't tell the 3,200 passengers that the ship had slammed into a rock.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Note that film-rating site Rotten Tomatoes was part of NBCUniversal for years, and some critics have slammed that ownership structure as being problematic.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 July 2026
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • Moshobane outworked Sacramento midfielder Danny Crisostomo for the ball and banged it into the far side of the net.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
  • The Cabo Verde contingent behind Dibu Martinez’s goal danced and banged their drums as Duarte got in behind Lisandro Martinez and sent a shot past Dibu.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of banged
Verb
  • The driver then hit a large landscape boulder and collided with the base of a streetlight on the east side of the service road, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • Authorities say the pontoon boat collided with a barge and that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of collided
Verb
  • This ice is thought to contain material from asteroids and comets that smashed into the moon billions of years ago.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • The 'why' behind airline safety rules Local Greek media reported that a piece of the engine had broken off and that debris smashed the window, quickly decompressing the cabin, which led to part of Karović's body being sucked out of the window.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • Fans of Brazil, Colombia and Portugal also were crushed that their teams, expected to make deep runs, crashed out so early.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Pakistan Navy search and rescue teams battled rough seas Thursday as the search for the five-member crew of a cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea entered its second day, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of crashed
Verb
  • The Department of Homeland Security alleges Salgado Araujo rammed an ICE vehicle and tried to run over an officer.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The agency has said Salgado Araujo rammed an ICE vehicle and that a federal officer fired a weapon in self-defense.
    — JACK BROOK, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of rammed
Verb
  • While setting up an attack near the France box, midfielder Dani Olmo overcame a hard challenge that knocked him down to play a through ball to Pedro Porro.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • But England knocked Norway out of the tournament after a dramatic 2-1 victory.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • However, without strong spending activity at home, a heavy reliance on exports makes China particularly vulnerable to a reversal in AI sentiment, which would hit sales of high-tech products.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Lanageliers started the game at catcher and hit third in the lineup while the American League won a largely uneventful affair, 4-0, at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phillies.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of hit

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