bump up

Verb

Meaning

increase or raise

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

increase improve raise expand extend enhance boost strengthen supplement maximize amplify augment swell enlarge inflate
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Antonyms

lower cut prune reduce contract decrease
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Hypernyms

raise

Examples

Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share a common life. What matters is that people of different backgrounds and social positions encounter one another, and bump up against one another, in the course of ordinary life. Michael J. Sandel

I like writing about the issues we all bump up against as we get older, but I try to present them in a fun way. Lisi Harrison

Around the holidays, or anytime I'm going on vacation, I try to bump up my cardio or lose a pound before leaving. Stacy Keibler

OPEC bumped up the price of oil Source: Internet

After outcry over Merriam pool, council votes to bump up size. Source: Internet

And the science fiction really just kind of is something they kind of bump up against once in a while, but it’s not the reason for being for the story, which is taking place. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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