Bump
Knocking
Knocking noun - The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Then when it seems she's okay, they bump into the table, knocking over the clay Eiffel Tower she made for him, which lands point first on her forehead.
Source: Light Novel / Golden Time - Played straight with John, who endures several spills and falls, including slamming into a tree and knocking it over while walking away with just a bump on the head.
Source: Film / The Snowball Express -
Enemies are sometimes in such places so that, if you jump or don't shoot them first or whatever, they will bump into you, knocking you back and into a pit.
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