adj.
- Increasing in steps or by stages.
- Electricity. Serving to increase voltage: a step-up transformer.
An increase in size, amount, or activity.
| Dictionary: step-up |
| Idioms: step up |
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 |
Definition: accelerate
Antonyms: decelerate, halt, hinder, slow
| WordNet: step-up |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the act of increasing something
Synonym: increase
| Translations: Step-up |
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
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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