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Dictionary: step-up
(stĕp'ŭp')
adj.
  1. Increasing in steps or by stages.
  2. Electricity. Serving to increase voltage: a step-up transformer.
n.
An increase in size, amount, or activity.


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Idioms: step up
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1.  Increase, especially in stages, as in We've got to step up production. [Early 1900s] Also see step down, def. 2.
2.  Come forward, as in Step up to the podium, folks, and I'll show you how it works. [Mid-1600s]


Antonyms: step up
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v

Definition: accelerate
Antonyms: decelerate, halt, hinder, slow


WordNet: step-up
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of increasing something
  Synonym: increase


Translations: Step-up
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fremskynde, intensivere, forøge
n. - intensivering

Nederlands (Dutch)
versnellen, intensiveren

Français (French)
adj. - accru, accéléré
n. - accélération, augmentation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erhöhung
adj. - Aufwärts-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κλιμάκωση
adj. - κλιμάκωσης

Italiano (Italian)
accelerare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aumento (m) de tamanho ou quantidade
adj. - aumentado (em tamanho ou quantidade)

Русский (Russian)
увеличение, рост, расширение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - multiplicador, elevador
n. - multiplicador, elevador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ökning, intensifiering
adj. - uppväxlings-, stegvis

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
递增的, 增强的, 电压增高的, 加速, 增强

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 遞增的, 增強的, 電壓增高的
n. - 加速, 增強

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 증대된, 확대된
n. - 증가, 늘임

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 段階的に増大する, 電圧を上げる, 増大する
n. - 増大, ステップアップ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ترفيع (صفه) زيادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מגדיל, מגביר‬
n. - ‮הגברה, הגדלה, האצה‬


 
 
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