bump up
verb1
Idiomatic To increase something suddenly.
2
Idiomatic To promote a person to a higher grade.
3
Idiomatic To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.
4
Idiomatic To bump into something; to collide with something.
- It bumps up on the wall here.
5
Idiomatic To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.
- The legalization movement bumped up against political realities.
- The program is bumping up on its fiscal cap.
6
Broadcasting, Media, Television To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.