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Meanings of bump into in English

Spanish
topar

Collide violently with an obstacle.

        topar
        Usage of bump into in English
        1
        The two would bump into one another at Borough Market most weeks.
        The Guardian
        2
        We positively yearn to bump into people whose work we've just ridiculed.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Although I'm sure we'll bump into each other one day in Austin.
        The new yorker
        4
        His abrupt cessation of forward motion caused Lamb to bump into him.
        Hunters in the Dark
        5
        May someone bump into you every time before you taking a picture.
        The South African
        6
        Sure, you're going to bump into a few people on the sidewalk.
        Wired
        7
        They never seemed to bump into anything either, it was quite uncanny.
        The power of one
        8
        I happened to bump into him, and he tagged along with us.
        The water room
        9
        He stopped, hopping on one foot, forcing Ralph to bump into him.
        James Potter and the Morrigan Web
        10
        I heard her bump into something in the living room and swear.
        Hell hath no fury
        11
        Virtually every rugby person you bump into has the same resigned air.
        The Irish Times
        12
        But we immediately bump into one man who is eager to chat.
        The Irish Times
        13
        You might even bump into me sweating it out at a bathhouse.
        Ebony
        14
        You bump into the end of the vagina, you hit their cervix.
        Incubus Dreams
        15
        Keller declines to be interviewed by writer but does bump into him.
        The new yorker
        16
        If we do bump into anybody, we are to pose as fishermen.
        The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
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        South Africa
        Common
        Australia
        Common
        Ireland
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