'V against n' - Construction 12

Name: the bump against construction
Description: An entity or person is in brief physical contact with another entity.
Verbs: beat, brush, bump, chafe, clatter, clink, grate, knock, rest, rub, slam, smash, strike
Example: His skull almost knocked against the beams of the ceiling. (BNC)
Membership: literal
Semantic fields and roles:
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