- Bump and run refers to a track or foot race where you elbow someone. It occurs frequently in distance races where there are a pack of runners jostling for position.
Bump and Run
verb compounding
To elbow someone while running in a race, usually while you are passing them.
Etymology : Compound of the words bump and run
Source : November 2011 “It was a bump and run race.”
Last modified: 5 December 2011