to bump up

Examples

• All

• Another suggestion is to bump up the flavor of meals with a lot of fresh ingredients.

  Blog text (8)

• If we get 50,000 more votes from those, that will bump us up to around 3 points.

  Blog text (17)

• I think we should probably bump up the test a little.

  Jonathan Morrison

• Can you bump it up to 50?

  Easter Sunday (2022)

• Come on, people, let's bump up the energy.

  Life As We Know It (2010)

• Salaries were then scheduled to bump up 3% in the next three years and 1% in the final year.

  Blog text (8)

• Because you can bump up your happiness level, you can become a more optimistic person.

• So it's time to bump it up a notch, increase our model power.

• They usually turn up out of interest or perhaps just to bump up the price.

  Octopussy (1983)

• Do this, and maybe I can even bump up that per-unit bonus a bit.

  Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

I

to increase

vsto bump up

∞ 1.0

To make something larger or more in number

is more casual and often implies a clear, noticeable rise

R

to raise

vsto bump up

∞ 2.9

To make an amount, level, or value higher

is more informal and suggests a noticeable single increase

A

to add to

vsto bump up

822 1.8

Make something larger in number, amount or degree

describes one clear noticeable increase rather than gradual addition

E

to escalate

vsto bump up

220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

focuses on a noticeable increase rather than growing seriousness

E

to elevate

vsto bump up

128 3.9

To move something to a higher place or level

is mainly used for informal increases rather than literal lifting

S

to step up

vsto bump up

74 3.4

Make something greater in amount, speed or strength

is more casual and often signals a single noticeable rise

R

to ramp

vsto bump up

57 4.5

To increase something gradually in stages

often means a single noticeable raise rather than staged growth

A

to augment

vsto bump up

52 5.3

To make something bigger by adding more to it

focuses more on a simple, noticeable rise rather than addition

R

to ramp up

vsto bump up

47 4.1

To increase something, especially its amount or speed

is less formal and often refers to one clear increase

A

to amplify

vsto bump up

44 4.1

To make something larger, stronger, or more important

is typically narrower, focusing on amount increases only

D

to drive up

vsto bump up

39 3.9

To make prices rise to a higher level, often quickly

covers rises too but usually with less forceful causation implied

C

to crank up

vsto bump up

• Informal

39 3.8

To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production

applies more to general increases rather than mechanical intensifying

B

to beef up

vsto bump up

• Informal

34 4.5

To make something stronger or more effective

centres specifically on increasing an amount rather than strength

I

to inflate

vsto bump up

30 4.4

To make the amount or price of something increase

is more neutral and not necessarily linked to price effects

P

to pump up

vsto bump up

• Informal

28 4.1

Make someone feel excited and full of energy

refers instead to raising quantities or levels rather than mood

H

to hike

vsto bump up

25 3.6

To raise a price or fee suddenly by a large amount

is similar but commonly used in more informal speech

R

to ratchet up

vsto bump up

18 6.7

To increase something slowly until it becomes hard to reduce

may be reversible and usually describes a clear visible increase

J

to jack up

vsto bump up

• Informal

12 5.9

To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot

implies a noticeable rise but not always such a large jump

I

to inch up

vsto bump up

5 4.2

To go up slowly in small amounts

normally signals a single noticeable increase rather than tiny steps

H

to hike up

vsto bump up

3 4.8

Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount

means a noticeable rise but with less implication of suddenness

E

to edge up

vsto bump up

2 4.5

Rise slowly by a small amount, often for prices or temperatures

is more likely to mean a clear and noticeable one-time rise

Antonyms

R

to reduce

∞ 1.6

To make something smaller in amount, size, or number

L

to lower

802 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

D

to diminish

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

How Much

to skyrocket

52 4.1

hike

67 3.6

to bump up

23 3.4

to raise

∞ 2.9

to increase

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology