Meaning & use
Bumped
Last updated
Knocked or collided against something, usually by accident.
See it in a sentence
I bumped my knee on the coffee table in the dark.
Two joggers bumped into each other rounding the corner of the trail.
A note on using this word
In airline jargon, "bumped" describes involuntarily removing a passenger from an overbooked flight, a figurative extension of the physical sense.
Words with a similar meaning
collidedknocked
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Another way to use it
2. verb
Displaced or postponed, especially from a scheduled flight, meeting, or list.
Her flight got bumped to a later departure after the plane was overbooked.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Bumped”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.