they finally agreed to bump up her salary
the date of publication was bumped up to coincide with the grand jury investigation
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They bump up their prices in the summer months.
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We've bumped up the connection speed to make downloading much faster.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bump something up — informal make something larger or appear to be larger. → bump … English new terms 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
Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes … Wikipedia
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
