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

Rising trading volume was bumping up against the limitations of the device’s capacity—the amount of data the technology could handle at one time. — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

They were determined not to bump up against that deadline during the campaign season following this past year’s historic shutdowns. — Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026

Most cruise ships have one night during the cruise (usually a sea day) when the evening dress code is bumped up from standard resortwear to formal attire. — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2026

Short-term Treasury yields bumped up Friday as investors read his speech as proof the central bank could soon raise interest rates. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for bump up

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