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to bump up
[phrase form: bump]
01
to increase something, such as a quantity, level, or value
Transitive: to bump up a quantity or level
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
separable
particle
up
base verb
bump
present tense
bump up
3rd person singular
bumps up
present participle
bumping up
past simple
bumped up
past participle
bumped up
Examples
The manager 's decision to bump up employee benefits was well-received.
