bump up

verb

bumped up; bumping up; bumps up

informal

: to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc.

Prices are being bumped up.

They're bumping her up to district manager.

Examples of bump up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alphabet in April bumped up its capital expenditure forecast this year to between $180 billion and $190 billion, up from its previous estimate of $175 billion to $185 billion. —Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 June 2026

These cameras build in the capabilities of Motive’s telematics device alongside dashcam functions but also bump up the internal processing power via a Qualcomm Dragonwing processor. —James Morris, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

In China, for instance, some experts think that at least part of the explanation is the implementation of the two-child policy, which bumped up the average maternal age at birth—a key risk factor for gestational diabetes. —Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026

Case bumped up to Division 3 this year after winning three straight state crowns in Division 4. —Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026

Rhymes for bump up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup