bump up

verb6

1. •
   To increase something suddenly.
2. •
   To promote a person to a higher grade.
3. •
   To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.
4. •
   To bump into something; to collide with something.

   • It bumps up on the wall here.
5. •
   To figuratively collide with something; to come into conflict over something.

   • The legalization movement bumped up against political realities.
   • The program is bumping up on its fiscal cap.
6. •
   To transfer (recorded footage) from a narrower to a wider tape format.