They "bumped" my flight?

[PeaceMaker]

Hi guys,

could you please help me with the word "bumped" in the following context? For example, I ask my friend: "Why aren't you on the plane to LA? " And my friend will say: "I couldn't go there, they bumped my flight". What does it mean "bumped"? They postponed my flight? They canceled my flight??? I checked some english dictionaries and didn't find the appropriate meaning..

thanks in advance

PM

[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

hey PM,

my dictionary suggests bump´s meaning similar to hit/meet in the common acknowledged use but also might can mean eliminate or kill or cancel.

Thus your second assumption seems right.

regards
Michael

[PeaceMaker]

Hi

Thanks a lot for reply. It seems that it really means "cancel".

Best Regards

PM