bump into (verb)

  • 41slam — verb 1) he slammed the door behind him Syn: bang, shut/close with a bang, shut/close noisily, shut/close with force 2) the car slammed into a post Syn: crash into, smash into, collide with, hit, strike, ram …

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  • 42jostle — verb 1) jostled by the crowd Syn: bump into/against, knock into/against, bang into, collide with, plow into, jolt; push, shove, elbow, mob, shoulder; informal barrel into, bulldoze 2) media empires jostle to catch the eye of Asian readers and… …

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  • 43see — verb 1) he saw her running across the road Syn: discern, spot, notice, catch sight of, glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of, make out, pick out, spy, distinguish, detect, perceive, note; informal lay/set eyes on; literary behold, descry, espy 2) …

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  • 44collide — verb Syn: crash, hit, strike, run into, bump into …

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  • 45meet — verb 1) I met an old friend on the train Syn: encounter, come face to face with, run into, run across, come across/upon, chance on, happen on, stumble across; informal bump into 2) she first met Paul at a party Syn: get to know …

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  • 46see — verb 1) he saw her in the street Syn: discern, spot, notice, catch sight of, glimpse, make out, pick out, spy; informal clap eyes on, clock; literary behold 2) I saw a programme about it Syn: watch …

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  • 47contrive — verb 1) they contrived a plan Syn: create, engineer, manufacture, devise, concoct, construct, fabricate, hatch 2) Lomax contrived to bump into him Syn: manage, find a way, engineer …

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  • 48crash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. collision, shock, smash, shattering; failure, collapse, downfall; burst, blast. See destruction, impulse, loudness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A crashing sound] Syn. clatter, clash, bang; see noise 1 . 2 …

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  • 49collide — I (clash) verb altercate, antagonize, argue, be antagonistic, be at cross purposes, be at variance, be contrary, be discordant, be in antagonism, be incompatible, be inimical, be mutually opposed, conflict with, confront, contend, contradict,… …

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  • 50knock — 1. verb 1) he knocked on the door Syn: bang, tap, rap, thump, pound, hammer; strike, hit, beat 2) she knocked her knee on the table Syn: bump, bang, hit …

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