bump down

verb

To transfer (recorded footage) from a wider to a narrower tape format.

Opposite

Meanings

verbbump down (third-person singular simple present bumps down, present participle bumping down, simple past and past participle bumped down)

present singular third person bumps down · participle present bumping down · participle past bumped down · past bumped down

  1. transitivebroadcastingTo transfer (recorded footage) from a wider to a narrower tape format.

    Antonyms: bump up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo transfer (recorded footage) from a wider to a narrower tape format.

Opposite
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Chicago

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