About The Word Step-up
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Step-up
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What's The Definition Of Step-up?
[n] the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
[v] increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" [v] speed up; "let's rev up production" [v] make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers" Synonyms | Synonyms for Step-up: come forward | come out | come to the fore | escalate | increase | intensify | rev up | step forward | step to the fore Related Terms | Find terms related to Step-up: See Also | accrual | accruement | accumulation | act | addition | advance | aggrandisement | aggrandizement | amplification | appreciation | augmentation | change of magnitude | elevation | enlargement | escalation | exaggeration | expanding upon | expansion | inclusion | increase | intensification | maximation | maximisation | maximization | move | redouble | rise | split | split up | stock split | strengthening | surge | upsurge Step-up In Webster's Dictionary \Step"-up`\, a. (Elec.)
Transforming or converting a low-pressure current into one of
high pressure; as, a step-up transformer.
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