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
  • Another way to make a dent in your taxes is to maximize your retirement savings.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • To maximize flowering, prune late blooming clematis hard in February by clipping vines back to the lowest set of flower buds.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of maximize
Verb
  • By all measures, the company exceeded all expectations thanks to customer participation and decided to significantly increase the initial pledge to $11 million.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The presence of dogs may also increase levels of distraction and stress for other, non-dog-toting employees.
    Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of increase
Verb
  • Recently, a host of factors have pumped up investors’ sentiment for stocks.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 2 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
  • Getting her company back up and running — a process that involved finding a new factory in China, as well as securing a $120,000 investment from a family friend to pay off existing debts and build up new inventory — took several years.
    Nicolas Vega,Raffi Paul, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
  • In recent years, many noted that Hezbollah, with help from its patron in Tehran, had built up a vast arsenal of surface-to-surface missiles and rockets that could severely harm Israel in the event of an all-out war.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of build up
Verb
  • And after that will come the impact, whether that’s lower costs, faster design processes and production, jobs that are no longer needed, human expertise that is augmented by technology or something else.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Despite these differences, their visions converge on several points: the necessity of building systems that better understand and interact with the physical world, the importance of responsible AI development, and the transformative potential of AI to augment human capabilities.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of augment
Verb
  • In 2021, to fuel its growth and success, the founders bestowed the honor of accelerating the company to Rich Berry, a business school graduate with extensive experience in brand management specializing in the frozen foods industry.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The growth of near-shoring, which accelerated under the Biden administration, could also boost the economies of the region—and, over time, give potential migrants a reason to stay home.
    Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of accelerate
Verb
  • Then there was the extremist militia guys hired by his biological father (Will Patton), which left Beth blown up in her office, Kayce in a gunfight, Monica and Tate fighting off killers and John Dutton left for dead by the side of the road.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Only the most interesting people will have their entire lives blown up by their 30s.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow up
Verb
  • Sure, the solemnity of the opening grew ever so slightly sluggish, and slow parts of the finale were drawn out past the point of creating useful contrast.
    Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Slap one of these absorbent, hydrocolloid-rich patches on your zit before bed and wake up to witness the goo drawn out—no popping necessary, U Beauty The Super Hydrator $68 $54 Amazon Got fine lines?
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of draw out
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