bump up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (idiomatic, transitive) To increase something suddenly.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To promote a person to a higher grade.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To bump into something; to collide with something.
It bumps up on the wall here.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.
The program is bumping up on its fiscal cap.
The legalization movement bumped up against political realities.
- (transitive) To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bumped up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bumped up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bumping up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bumps up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (15)
pl podnieść (to increase something suddenly) · ru увели́чивать (to increase something suddenly) · pl podnosić (to increase something suddenly) · pl podbijać (to increase something suddenly) · pl podbić (to increase something suddenly) · pl podwyższyć (to give a more prominent place to) · fr avancer (to give a more prominent place to) · fr promouvoir (to promote a person to a higher grade) · ru повыша́ть (to promote a person to a higher grade) · pl zwiększać (to increase something suddenly) · ru повыша́ть (to increase something suddenly) · pl awansować (to promote a person to a higher grade) · fr faire un bond (to increase something suddenly) · pl zwiększyć (to increase something suddenly) · pl podwyższać (to give a more prominent place to)