bumps (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bump (up)
as in ratchets (up)

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  1. increases
  2. maximizes
  3. builds up
  4. pumps up
  5. augments
  6. ups
  7. accelerates
  8. compounds
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  • Virgo August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
  • August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of increases
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  • The Besiost Corner Closet System exudes luxury boutique vibes and has a clever design that maximizes storage space for clothing, shoes, and accessories.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Efficiency maximizes performance conditional on assumptions holding.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of maximizes
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  • Eventually that carbon will begin to fuse into neon, then the neon will fuse into magnesium, and so on up the periodic table until iron builds up in the core.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of builds up
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  • The Brilliance adjustment reduces highlights and pumps up shadows simultaneously, which can help an image look more balanced (similar to an HDR effect).
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
  • An available $14,600 titanium exhaust system from the supplier Akrapovič pumps up the volume.
    — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Definition of pumps up
Verb
  • The funding augments ongoing lobbying efforts from the individual firms.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That’s the process of a centaur, who gets to choose and direct the technology that augments his work.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of augments
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  • The comeback ups Mars’s count to three simultaneous appearances on the main albums ranking.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This month marks the second release of this partnership, and this new whisky, also aged for 16 years, ups the maturation program to a total of five different cask types.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ups
Verb
  • Below that threshold, operating the observatory becomes increasingly difficult and its descent accelerates, NASA officials said in the statement.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The fix accelerates that to two years with just a 5% discount.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accelerates
Verb
  • Fiber-rich whole foods provide vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other plant compounds that candy generally lacks.
    — Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Pregnancy already places extraordinary demands on the body, and extreme heat compounds them — piling on dehydration, heat stress, skin infections and breathlessness at precisely the moment a body has the least margin to spare.
    — Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of compounds
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