- come across
- meet up with
- run into
- chance upon
- encounter
- hit
- light
- light upon
- luck
- meet
- run across
- stumble
- tumble
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WORDS RELATED TO BUMP INTO
- bumped into
- chance upon
- discovered
- happened upon
- hit upon
- light upon
- met
- noticed
- stumbled upon
- uncovered
- unearthed
- bumped into
- came across
- chanced
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- met
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- came across
- chanced
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- bump into
- chance upon
- discover
- happen upon
- hit upon
- light upon
- meet
- notice
- stumble upon
- uncover
- unearth
- bump into
- chance
- come across
- encounter
- meet
- bumps into
- chance upon
- discovers
- happens upon
- hits upon
- light upon
- meets
- notices
- stumbles upon
- uncovers
- unearths
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chance upon, come across, encounter, happen upon, light upon, meet, meet up with, run across, run into
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
bump
vb
1 bang, collide (with), crash, hit, knock, slam, smash into, strike
2 bounce, jar, jerk, jolt, jostle, jounce, rattle, shake
3 budge, dislodge, displace, move, remove, shift
n
4 bang, blow, collision, crash, hit, impact, jar, jolt, knock, rap, shock, smash, thud, thump
5 bulge, contusion, hump, knob, knot, lump, node, nodule, protuberance, swelling
bump into
chance upon, come across, encounter, happen upon, light upon, meet, meet up with, run across, run into
bump off
assassinate, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.) dispatch, do away with, do in (slang) eliminate, finish off, kill, knock off (slang) liquidate, murder, remove, rub out (U.S. slang) take out (slang) wipe out (informal)
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
bump
( bumps plural & 3rd person present) ( bumping present participle) ( bumped past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
They stopped walking and he almost bumped into them… V into/against n
He bumped his head on the low beams of the house. V n
Bump is also a noun., n-count
Small children often cry after a minor bump.
2 n-count A bump is the action or the dull sound of two heavy objects hitting each other.
I felt a little bump and I knew instantly what had happened…, The child took five steps, and then sat down with a bump.
3 n-count A bump is a minor injury or swelling that you get if you bump into something or if something hits you.
(=lump)
She fell against our coffee table and got a large bump on her forehead.
4 n-count If you have a bump while you are driving a car, you have a minor accident in which you hit something.
INFORMAL
(=accident, crash)
5 n-count A bump on a road is a raised, uneven part.
The truck hit a bump and bounced.
6 verb If a vehicle bumpsover a surface, it travels in a rough, bouncing way because the surface is very uneven.
We left the road, and again bumped over the mountainside… V prep/adv, Also V way adv/prep
8 If someone comes down to earthwith a bump, they suddenly start recognizing unpleasant facts after a period of time when they have not been doing this.
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with a bump phrase PHR after v (emphasis)
Company bosses have come back down to earth with a bump after a period of post-election euphoria. bump into phrasal verb If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly.
INFORMAL
(=run into)
I happened to bump into Mervyn Johns in the hallway. V P n bump off phrasal verb To bump someone off means to kill them.
often HUMOROUS, INFORMAL They will probably bump you off anyway! V n P
…the hit man he’s hired to bump off his wife. V P n (not pron)
Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary
bump ( bumps plural & 3rd person present) ( bumping present participle) ( bumped past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
They stopped walking and he almost bumped into them… V into/against n
He bumped his head on the low beams of the house. V n
Bump is also a noun., n-count
Small children often cry after a minor bump.
2 n-count A bump is the action or the dull sound of two heavy objects hitting each other.
I felt a little bump and I knew instantly what had happened…, The child took five steps, and then sat down with a bump.
3 n-count A bump is a minor injury or swelling that you get if you bump into something or if something hits you.
(=lump)
She fell against our coffee table and got a large bump on her forehead.
4 n-count If you have a bump while you are driving a car, you have a minor accident in which you hit something.
INFORMAL
(=accident, crash)
5 n-count A bump on a road is a raised, uneven part.
The truck hit a bump and bounced.
6 verb If a vehicle bumpsover a surface, it travels in a rough, bouncing way because the surface is very uneven.
We left the road, and again bumped over the mountainside… V prep/adv, Also V way adv/prep
8 If someone comes down to earthwith a bump, they suddenly start recognizing unpleasant facts after a period of time when they have not been doing this.
♦
with a bump phrase PHR after v (emphasis)
Company bosses have come back down to earth with a bump after a period of post-election euphoria. bump into phrasal verb If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly.
INFORMAL
(=run into)
I happened to bump into Mervyn Johns in the hallway. V P n bump off phrasal verb To bump someone off means to kill them.
often HUMOROUS, INFORMAL They will probably bump you off anyway! V n P
…the hit man he’s hired to bump off his wife. V P n (not pron)
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tropezar con algo |
v. |
to bump into sth |
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baby bump |
exp. |
belly of a pregnant woman |
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bump to baby scans |
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! plough into |
n. |
jump into |
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run into someone |
exp. |
meet someone by chance |
E.g.I ran into James the other day when I was shopping (meaning=I met James without planning it, by chance) |
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v. |
change something into something better |
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drop into one’s lap |
exp. |
(about a positive event/situation) happen out of the blue, without any effort from the impacted persons |
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to be taken into care |
n. |
[child] to be sent to a care organization run by the social services, or to be looked after by foster parents |
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paint oneself into a corner |
exp. |
do something which puts you in a very difficult situation and limits the way that you can act |
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enslaved |
adj. |
brought into servitude; slave to someone |
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bend over backwards |
v. |
When you bend over backwards, you put all your effort into something. This expression is often used to say that someone puts a lot of energy into pleasing someone else. |
[Fam.] Ex.: She was so benevolent; she would always bend over backwards to help me. |
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kettle
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v. |
[subj: poiicemen] to herd [demonstrators] into a compact group in order to control their movements |
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pintle |
n. |
pin or bolt, usually inserted into a gudgeon, which is used as part of a pivot or hinge |
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upcycle
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v. |
to recycle somethiing and make it into something more upmarket |
a necklace made of upcycled plastic bags |
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kettling |
n. |
police crowd management technique that consists of herding people into a compact group. AKA corralling |
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care order |
n. |
a care order is an official instruction (made by a judge or magistrate) that a child should be taken into care |
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run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock againstverb
collide violently with an obstacle
«I ran into the telephone pole»
Synonyms:
encounter, jar against, march, edge, strike, run into, come across, meet, knock against, impinge on, border, abut, collide with, butt, hit, butt against, adjoin, run across, butt on, see
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Rodolfo Rodriguez of Mexico:
I didn’t even bump into her kid, i just passed her and she pushed me and she hit me until she was done.
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Laurent Eschenauer:
We have a single propeller machine where the propeller is inside a ball so you don’t see anything moving from the outside. You can touch it, you can bump into it and you won’t hurt yourself.
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Shigeru Kaneko:
It’s very confusing, sometimes, I bump into people when I’m in Kansai.
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Scott Swartzwelder:
So you might bump into the table and just brush it off.
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Lisa Barao:
Maybe you bump into someone at a bar, just an instant of disrespect.
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bump into -.
bump into неожиданно встречать кого-л. I bumped into an old friend in towntoday.
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > bump into -.
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bump into
• bump into someone
to meet by chance
случайно встретить кого-то, столкнуться с кем-тоI bumped into an old friend today.
English-Russian mini useful dictionary > bump into
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bump into
Персональный Сократ > bump into
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bump into
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > bump into
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bump into
наткнуться, натолкнуться
In college it’s much more difficult to figure out where you can accidentally bump into the girl you like.
It’s easy to bump into furniture in the dark.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > bump into
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We bumped into my parental units when we were coming out of the guest bedroom — Мы налетели на моих предков, когда выходили из спальни для гостей
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > bump into
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bump into
фраз. гл.
неожиданно встречать кого-л.; натыкаться на кого-л.
I bumped into an old friend in town today.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > bump into
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bump into
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bump into
неожиданно встречать кого-либо
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > bump into
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bump into
наскочить; ударяться, налетать
* * *
неожиданно встречать кого-л.
Новый англо-русский словарь > bump into
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bump into someone / run into
Bump into someone / run into
случайно встретиться
Guess who I bumped into downtown today?
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > bump into someone / run into
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bump into another car
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > bump into another car
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bump into smb
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > bump into smb
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bump into the mother lode
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > bump into the mother lode
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car ran bump into the wall
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > car ran bump into the wall
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the car ran bump into the wall
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the car ran bump into the wall
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bump
̈ɪbʌmp I
1. сущ. существительное и глагол звукоподражательные
1) а) столкновение (обычно сильное) ;
глухой тяжелый удар His mood of exaltation fell with a bump into the trough of melancholy. ≈ Его хорошее настроение с грохотом обрушилось в дыру меланхолии. б) спорт столкновение яхт при обгоне, след на корпусе яхты от столкновения (считается доказательством успешного обгона) ∙ bump on a log
2) что-л. неровное а) опухоль;
шишка б) изгиб, выпуклость;
выпуклая вмятина, вздутие в) колдобина, выбоина
3) шишка (в френологии — отдел мозга, где концентрируется какая-л. способность) ;
перен. разг. способность bump of locality ≈ способность ориентироваться на местности
4) авиац. а) воздушная яма б) неаккуратная посадка
5) сл. танец живота
2. гл.
1) ударять(ся) (into — обо что-л.) ;
врезаться, впаяться, влететь Then he bumped me against the wall. ≈ Тогда он схватил меня за грудки и как шарахнет о стену. I’ve bumped into the door again and hurt my knee. ≈ Я стукнулся о дверь и поранил колено.
2) двигать, подталкивать, проталкивать, толкать;
пихать (очень сильно) Syn: nudge, push, shove
3) мор. а) сесть на мель, задеть килем дно б) спорт «подрезать» впереди идущую яхту при обгоне и врезаться в нее;
задеть впереди идущую яхту какой-л. частью своей (в некоторых правилах эквивалентно обгону)
4) воен.;
сл. взрываться( о мине) ;
подрываться( на мине, на минном поле)
5) трясти( о воздушном судне при полете в облачности)
6) уволить;
подсидеть ∙ bump into bump off bump up bump out
3. нареч. межд. звукоподражание, связано с глаголом
1) вдруг, внезапно
2) со стуком, с глухим ударом
3) шлеп! хлоп! бубух! And it comes bump on the head ≈ И этой штукой ба-бах по голове. II
1. сущ. крик выпи
2. гл. о выпи — издавать ее характерный крик, см. bump II
1., bittern I
глухой удар;
столкновение — to make a * (спортивное) нагнать, победить в парусной гонке шишка, выпуклость шишка (во френологии) (разговорное) способность — the * of locality способность ориентироваться на местности (авиация) воздушная яма;
pl (сленг) болтанка( химическое) вскипание с толчками (сленг) вихляние тазом, эротическое движение в танце (в стриптизе и т. п.) (разговорное) снятие с должности( разговорное) повышение по службе;
«пинок наверх» — he’s got a * to full colonel его произвели в полковники сильно;
с шумом — he went * down the stairs он с грохотом скатился с лестницы — to come * on the floor шлепнуться на пол — the car ran * into the wall машина врезалась в стену (against, into) ударяться;
налетать, наталкиваться — to * against the kerb врезаться в край тротуара — to * into another car налететь на другую машину ударять — I have *ed my knee я ушиб колено (спортивное) победить в парусной гонке прыгать, скакать — to * along подпрыгивать, трястись на ухабах (американизм) (военное) (жаргон) обстреливать( разговорное) выгнать, убрать, снять( с должности и т. п.) ;
отвести( кандидата) ;
провалить( на выборах) (разговорное) снять( пассажира с самолета) ;
не предоставить( заказанного) места( в самолете)
bump вдруг, внезапно;
to come bump on the floor шлепнуться об пол ~ pl ав. воздушные возмущения;
воздушные ямы ~ выгиб, выпуклость ~ крик выпи ~ кричать( о выпи) ~ амер. воен. sl. обстреливать;
bump off амер. sl. устранить силой;
убить ~ опухоль;
шишка ~ спорт. победить в парусных гонках ~ столкновение;
глухой удар ~ толкать, подталкивать ~ ударять(ся) ~ ухаб ~ шишка (в френологии) ;
разг. способность;
the bump of locality способность ориентироваться на местности
~ шишка (в френологии) ;
разг. способность;
the bump of locality способность ориентироваться на местности
~ амер. воен. sl. обстреливать;
bump off амер. sl. устранить силой;
убить
bump вдруг, внезапно;
to come bump on the floor шлепнуться об полБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bump
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bump
[bʌmp]
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1.сущ.
1) глухой тяжёлый удар; столкновение
His mood of exaltation fell with a bump into the trough of melancholy. — Его хорошее настроение с грохотом обрушилось в дыру меланхолии.
Syn:
2)
спорт.
столкновение яхт при обгоне, след на корпусе яхты от столкновения
3) опухоль; шишка
4) изгиб, выпуклость; выпуклая вмятина, вздутие
5) колдобина, выбоина
7) шишка
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bump on a log — тупой, как бревно; лишённый дара речи; стоящий, как истукан
2.
гл.
1) ударяться; врезаться, наталкиваться
I’ve bumped into the door and hurt my knee. — Я стукнулся о дверь и поранил колено.
2) разг. случайно встретиться с , натолкнуться на
I bumped into an old friend in town today. — Сегодня в городе я столкнулся со старым приятелем.
Syn:
3) ударять, бить
Then he bumped me against the wall. — Тогда он схватил меня и как шарахнет о стену.
4)
мор.
сесть на мель, задеть килем дно
5)
спорт.
«подрезать» впереди идущую яхту при обгоне и врезаться в неё; задеть впереди идущую яхту какой-л. частью своей
6)
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жарг.
взрываться ; подрываться
7) подпрыгивать, трястись , трясти
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— bump up
— bump out
3.нареч.
с шумом; со стуком; с ударом
And it comes bump on the head. — И эта штуковина с треском ударяет по голове.
4.
межд.
II
1.сущ.
2.
гл.
Англо-русский современный словарь > bump
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bump
1. [bʌmp]
1. глухой удар; столкновение
2. шишка, выпуклость
1) воздушная яма
6.
вихляние тазом, эротическое движение в танце ()
1) снятие с должности
2) повышение по службе; ≅ «пинок наверх»
2. [bʌmp]
сильно; с шумом
3. [bʌmp]
1. 1) (against, into) ударяться; налетать, наталкиваться
2) ударять
2.
победить в парусной гонке
3. прыгать, скакать
to bump along — подпрыгивать, трястись на ухабах
4.
воен. жарг. обстреливать
5.
выгнать, убрать, снять (); отвести (); провалить ()
6.
снять (); не предоставить (заказанного) места ()
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bump into — (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to bump into… … New idioms dictionary
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bump into — index collide (crash against) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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bump into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bump into : present tense I/you/we/they bump into he/she/it bumps into present participle bumping into past tense bumped into past participle bumped into 1) bump into someone to meet someone unexpectedly I… … English dictionary
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bump into — verb collide violently with an obstacle (Freq. 1) I ran into the telephone pole • Syn: ↑run into, ↑jar against, ↑butt against, ↑knock against • Hypernyms: ↑hit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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bump into — PHRASAL VERB If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly. [INFORMAL] [V P n] I happened to bump into Mervyn Johns in the hallway. Syn: run into … English dictionary
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bump into — {v.}, {informal} To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. * /Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan./ * /Ed was surprised to bump into John at the football game./ Syn.: RUN INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
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bump into — {v.}, {informal} To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. * /Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan./ * /Ed was surprised to bump into John at the football game./ Syn.: RUN INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
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bump into — v informal To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan. Ed was surprised to bump into John at the football game. Syn.: run into … Словарь американских идиом
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bump into — phr verb Bump into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑acquaintance … Collocations dictionary
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Synonyms of bump into
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as in encounter
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as in find
- as in encounter
- as in find
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Definition of bump into
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as in encounter
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
I bumped into Kenny the other day.
Synonyms & Similar Words
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encounter
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meet
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run into
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run across
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happen (upon)
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chance (upon)
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confront
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run upon
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catch
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stumble (upon)
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cross paths (with)
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greet
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crash (into)
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face
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hit (upon)
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collide (with)
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light (upon)
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salute
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cross
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tumble (to)
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accost
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pass
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crisscross
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remeet
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reencounter
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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avoid
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escape
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shake
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duck
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evade
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dodge
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shun
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elude
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avoid
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escape
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shake
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duck
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evade
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dodge
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shun
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elude
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as in find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
Turn any corner in the old city and you’re likely to bump into a piece of history.
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find
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encounter
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run into
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hit (upon)
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come across
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meet
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happen (on or upon)
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chance (upon)
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pitch (upon)
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run against
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light (on or upon)
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run across
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tumble (upon)
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run upon
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stumble (on or onto)
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luck (out, on, onto, or into)
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face
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discover
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confront
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turn up
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strike
Thesaurus Entries Near bump into
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