Definition of "bump up" in English

Verb

1. To increase something suddenly.

2. To promote a person to a higher grade.

3. To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.

4. To bump into something; to collide with something.

   • It bumps up on the wall here.

5. To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.

   • The legalization movement bumped up against political realities.
   • The program is bumping up on its fiscal cap.

6. To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.