'V against n' - Construction 12
Name: | the bump against construction |
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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 |
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