bumped

VERB

collide, hit, usually with sound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bang bounce crash jerk knock punch rattle shake slam slap smack thump whack

STRONG

box buck bunt butt carom clap clatter crack impinge jar jolt jostle jounce pat plop plunk pound rap strike thud thunder thwack

WEAK

smash into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

placate praise soothe

VERB

move over, dislodge

Synonyms

STRONG

budge displace remove shift

Antonyms

STRONG

remain

VERB

increment

Synonyms

STRONG

increase raise

WEAK

step up

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease diminish

Example Sentences

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Marsh also testified that Richie Garcia was fired as an umpire supervisor in March 2010 following an issue connected with Vic Carapazza, who umped his first big league game a month later.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2020

And former Onalaska High School player Hockenberry, who pitched in several games umped by Leonard, later joined the California Angels.

From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2017

The play was lengthily umped and viewed but stood up—not an injustice but an irreversible little unfairness, a bad joke.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 15, 2015