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Princeton's WordNet

  1. increase, step-upverb

    the act of increasing something

    "he gave me an increase in salary"

  2. escalate, intensify, step upverb

    increase in extent or intensity

    "The Allies escalated the bombing"

  3. rev up, step upverb

    speed up

    "let's rev up production"

  4. 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

  1. step-upadjective

    That increases in stages

  2. step-upadjective

    That increases a voltage

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of step-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of step-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of step-up in a Sentence

  1. Kennedy Mattes:

    We are in a unique moment where the older generation is counting on young people to step up, by becoming a poll worker, you're aiding in the effort to prevent the closure of polling locations, so that you're giving more people the ability to vote so we can have a government that's more representative of the people of the country.

  2. Cleveland Browns:

    Tom Brady is such an omnipresent being, Tom Brady's like the unquestioned leader of the team, for Tom Brady to not be there for 11 days, it was kind of a good opportunity for other guys to step up and fill that void.

  3. Melanie Zanona:

    The South Carolinian's incumbent upon members like Melanie Zanona to step up, i don't fear retribution, I don't fear the consequences.

  4. Gabriel Sterling:

    You need to step up and say this... stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence, someone's going to get hurt, someone's going to get shot, someone's going to get killed, and it's not right.

  5. Brendan Schwab:

    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.


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