What does step-up mean?
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step-up
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word step-up.
Princeton's WordNet
increase, step-upverb
the act of increasing something
"he gave me an increase in salary"
escalate, intensify, step upverb
increase in extent or intensity
"The Allies escalated the bombing"
rev up, step upverb
speed up
"let's rev up production"
come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come outverb
make oneself visible; take action
"Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
Wiktionary
step-upadjective
That increases in stages
step-upadjective
That increases a voltage
ChatGPT
step-up
A step-up generally refers to an increase or rise in something. It could be an enhancement in an individual's position or role, an escalation in efforts or actions, a raise in output, an improvement in quality or even an increment in size or value. The specific context or field will dictate what is actually increasing or improving. The term "step-up" might also describe a particular type of electrical transformer used to increase voltage levels.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of step-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of step-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of step-up in a Sentence
We believe that those sports who want to try and go first, they do try and set the very best practices, we were very impressed by the comments of Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer who was saying that, yes this is a leadership example, we as players have to step up to the mark. And, when it comes to health and safety, the leagues and the governing bodies need to do the same.
We need you to step up and speak out when you see it happening to others.
Staffing has been an issue from the start of the pandemic, as you can imagine. That's why it’s so important to have people step up and volunteer and foster.
And if somebody doesn't like it or hates you, you still have to press on and continue to have those beliefs and that conviction, and if we do that, the cancel culture will be canceled. It will just go away when people realize, 'Hey, they are not reacting to this anymore. They're pressing on with their opinions, their beliefs, their convictions and cancel culture will be gone.' But as long as people placate to a few of the fringe folks that just can't stand what you believe in, this will continue and grow. So we really need people to step up and be strong right now.
This ruling puts women's health in jeopardy, denies them their human rights, and threatens to dismantle the progress we've made toward gender equality in the workplaces since Roe, business leaders must step up to support the health and safety of their employees by speaking out against the wave of abortion bans that will be triggered as a result of this decision, and call on Congress to codify Roe into law.
Translations for step-up
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- Step-upGerman
- paŝo-suprenEsperanto
- aumentarSpanish
- intensifierFrench
- fellépniHungarian
- ステップアップJapanese
- gradus ascendere,Latin
- Passo acimaPortuguese
- hızlanmaTurkish
- bước lênVietnamese
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