What does step-up mean?
Definitions for step-up
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.
Anagrams for step-up »
upstep
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 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.
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.
The South Carolinian's incumbent upon members like Melanie Zanona to step up, i don't fear retribution, I don't fear the consequences.
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.
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.
Translations for step-up
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- Step-upGerman
- paŝo-suprenEsperanto
- aumentarSpanish
- intensifierFrench
- fellépniHungarian
- ステップアップJapanese
- gradus ascendere,Latin
- Passo acimaPortuguese
- hızlanmaTurkish
- bước lênVietnamese
Get even more translations for step-up »
Translation
Find a translation for the step-up definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"step-up." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 22 Jan. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/step-up>.
Discuss these step-up definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In