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Bump up

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Verb
  1. 1
    To increase something suddenly. idiomatic, transitive
  2. 2
    increase or raise wordnet
  3. 3
    To promote a person to a higher grade. idiomatic, transitive
  4. 4
    To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue. idiomatic, transitive
  5. 5
    To bump into something; to collide with something. idiomatic, intransitive

    "It bumps up on the wall here."

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  1. 6
    To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something. idiomatic, intransitive

    "The legalization movement bumped up against political realities."

  2. 7
    To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format. transitive

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