Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bump up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: bump up
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase something suddenly.

Transitive verb

verb

To promote a person to a higher grade.

Transitive verb

verb

To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.

Transitive verb

verb

To bump into something; to collide with something.

Intransitive verb

verb

To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.

Intransitive verb

verb

To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"It bumps up on the wall here."
"The legalization movement bumped up against political realities."
"The program is bumping up on its fiscal cap."

Usage

Inflected Forms

bumps up (present, singular) bumping up (participle, present) bumped up (participle, past) bumped up (past)

Synonyms

boost advance supercharge

Antonyms

bump down

Questions

What does bump up mean?: To increase something suddenly.

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