STEP-UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does step-up mean? 

• STEP-UP (noun)
  The noun STEP-UP has 1 sense:

1. the act of increasing something

  Familiarity information: STEP-UP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEP-UP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of increasing something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

increase; step-up

Context example:

he gave me an increase in salary

Hypernyms ("step-up" is a kind of...):

change of magnitude (the act of changing the amount or size of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "step-up"):

exaggeration (the act of making something more noticeable than usual)

split; split up; stock split (an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity)

intensification (the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film))

intensification (action that makes something stronger or more extreme)

strengthening (the act of increasing the strength of something)

aggrandisement; aggrandizement; elevation (the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something)

inclusion (the act of including)

accrual; accruement; accumulation (the act of accumulating)

expanding upon; expansion (adding information or detail)

addition (the act of adding one thing to another)

maximation; maximisation; maximization (the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position)

escalation (an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy)

enlargement; expansion (the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope)

amplification ((electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current)

augmentation (the act of augmenting)

surge; upsurge (a sudden or abrupt strong increase)

appreciation (an increase in price or value)

advance; rise (increase in price or value)

Derivation:

step up (increase in extent or intensity)