bump up
phrasal 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.
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The Crew-12 mission was bumped up a few days so the astronauts can get to an understaffed space station after the mission's Crew-11 predecessors were medically evacuated in mid-January.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Don't forget to apply a volumizing root-lifting powder and slightly bump up hair at the crown for a fuller-looking mane.
—Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The company has emphasized that while the model was a bump up in coding performance, serious cybersecurity risks come with those gains.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Kentucky had a full week to prepare for its trip to Fayetteville, due to its game against Georgia getting bumped up by a day because of the winter storm causing travel adjustments.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Don't forget to apply a volumizing root-lifting powder and slightly bump up hair at the crown for a fuller-looking mane.
—Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The company has emphasized that while the model was a bump up in coding performance, serious cybersecurity risks come with those gains.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Kentucky had a full week to prepare for its trip to Fayetteville, due to its game against Georgia getting bumped up by a day because of the winter storm causing travel adjustments.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Bump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20up. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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