- bump something up
- informal make something larger or appear to be larger.→ bump
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
bump something up
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bump something up — informal 1) make larger, greater, or more numerous; increase they finally agreed to bump up her salary 2) make, complete, or release earlier than planned or expected the date of publication was bumped up to coincide with the grand jury… … Useful english dictionary
bump — I UK [bʌmp] / US verb Word forms bump : present tense I/you/we/they bump he/she/it bumps present participle bumping past tense bumped past participle bumped * 1) a) [transitive] to accidentally hit part of your body against something, making it… … English dictionary
bump up — verb increase or raise OPEC bumped up the price of oil • Hypernyms: ↑raise • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * bump up [phrasal verb] bump up (something or someone) or bump (something or someone) up … Useful english dictionary
bump — noun 1》 a light blow or a jolting collision. ↘Rowing (in races where boats make a spaced start one behind another) the point at which a boat begins to overtake or touch the boat ahead, thereby defeating it. 2》 a protuberance on a level… … English new terms dictionary
bump into something — bump into (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to… … New idioms dictionary
bump into someone — bump into (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to… … New idioms dictionary
bump into — (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to bump into… … New idioms dictionary
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bump — 1610s, verb and noun, perhaps from Scandinavian, probably echoic, original sense was hitting then of swelling from being hit. Also has a long association with obsolete bum to make a booming noise, which perhaps influenced surviving senses like… … Etymology dictionary
bump along — ˌbump a ˈlong [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bump along he/she/it bumps along present participle bumping along past tense bumped along … Useful english dictionary
