bumped

/bʌmpt/

verb

  1. 1

    To knock against or run into with a jolt.

  2. 2

    To move up or down by a step; displace.

    I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.
  3. 3

    To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.

  4. 4

    (of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.

  5. 5

    To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.

  6. 6

    To move the time of (a scheduled event).

  7. 7

    To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.

  8. 8

    To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.

  9. 9

    To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.

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