bump (up)

verb

Definition of bump (up)next
as in to add (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump (up)
  1. maximize
  2. increase
  3. pump up
  4. build up
  5. augment
  6. accelerate
  7. blow up
  8. draw out
Verb
  • In a moment that was undoubtedly engineered in a lab to maximize dopamine output for terminally online gay people, the cast of Wicked brought some beloved gay slang to the 2025 Golden Globes.
    James Factora, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Finally, these chips specifically feature an Endurance Gaming Mode, which uses Intel's Dynamic Tuning Technology to adjust performance and power draw based on system temperature to maximize gaming battery life.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of maximize
Verb
  • Share [Findings] The presence of a professional sports team increases a city’s seasonal flu deaths.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • A couple of trees had been cut down recently, either to increase the visibility of the stones, or to improve security.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of increase
Verb
  • North Carolina's Mount Mitchell, highest point east of the Mississippi River, has the elevation but not the massive water bodies that help pump up the snow totals in other regions.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Kohl’s, which has been seeing sales declines for several seasons, is also pumping up its holiday push by offering a new gift idea shared online at Kohls.com each day beginning Tuesday through Dec. 24, including beauty products, stocking stuffers, toys and apparel.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of pump up
Verb
  • Issues important to Whitaker include building up Eastern Kentucky infrastructure, fighting for lower taxes and protecting constitutional rights.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Best moment Ivan Toney’s return from an eight-month suspension for breaching the Football Association’s betting rules had been built up as a huge moment.
    Jay Harris, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of build up
Verb
  • The planets and zodiac signs each carry meanings, which are augmented by their relations to each other on a horoscope.
    Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • New and existing funding opportunities from the U.S. National Science Foundation can especially augment Tech Hub resources to ensure workforce needs are met and that opportunity is maximized.
    Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of augment
Verb
  • Red Flag Warning Will Remain Until Friday Evening As Blazes Burn More Than 2,000 Structures Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Do Not Lose Your Account The emergence of cloud-native architectures further accelerated this transformation.
    Srikanta Datta, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Almost all traditional pundits got the outcome wrong, and the subsequent audience exodus from legacy media to podcasts, YouTube, and other alternative sources has accelerated.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of accelerate
Verb
  • The Baltic pipeline was blown up in an act of sabotage, but details of the attack remain murky.
    Hanna Arhirova and Joanna Kozlowska, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Whole neighborhoods are filmed as they get blown up.
    Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow up
Verb
  • After drawing out two Derby players, Kenzo Goudmijn and Corey Blackett-Taylor, the U.S. international offloaded the ball to Ampadu 10 yards behind him.
    Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Balance participation and draw out every valuable opinion with strategic facilitation.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of draw out
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

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