Definition
To increase something suddenly.
To promote a person to a higher grade.
To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.
To bump into something; to collide with something.
To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.
In Context
- "It bumps up on the wall here."
- "The legalization movement bumped up against political realities."
- "The program is bumping up on its fiscal cap."