bump
verb (used with object)
to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike.
has bumped
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present perfectof bump (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Keys and Mulder said in their earlier study that reinsurance -- insurers themselves buying protection against risk -- has bumped up premiums as firms experienced a "climate epiphany."
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
The S&P 500 has bumped up against its 50-day moving average, a popular trend indicator, but has not yet broken through to the downside.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
Griffiths said given the demand, the airport has bumped its projected passenger numbers for 2023 to 85 million, just shy of 2019’s annual traffic of 86.3 million passengers.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
The collapse in the stock price has bumped Musk into second place on Forbes’ list of the world’s wealthiest people, behind cosmetic magnate Bernard Arnault.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
“We’ve been lucky in that our target has bumped into some food along the way. He chewed on a couple of cows for an hour or two, so that bought us a bit of time.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
