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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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Dictionary Entry

bump up

Part of SpeechverbPronunciationbump up (/buhmp uhp/)

To increase something suddenly.

In a Sentence

“The company decided to bump up production to meet the holiday demand.”

Origin

From the verb "bump" meaning to push, combined with "up" to indicate raising; first recorded in early 1900s US informal English.

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Synonyms

raiseincreaseboostliftescalatehike

Antonyms

decreasereducelowercutdiminishshrink

Related Words

ramp upspike uprocket upjack upjumpexplodekick upupsurge

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