Definitions for step-up
step-up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. step-upadjective

   That increases in stages

2. step-upadjective

   That increases a voltage

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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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1. upstep

How to pronounce step-up?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. George Papadopoulos:

   California's 25th congressional district is wide open for the taking. Someone has to step up. I love my state too much to see it run down by candidates like Democratic Rep. Katie Hill, all talk, no action, and a bunch of sell outs.

2. Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka:

   It appears that here and there migrants are getting through at the Brenner, sometimes none, other times five, seven or 10. There is a also small number of asylum requests that pop up, so we will step up appropriate measures in the overall Brenner area.

3. Jonny Kim:

   You should never think you're too good to do a job. And I think you should be like that in everything you do. 'Be a forever new guy' is what I try to emulate, and I don't mean as in you shouldn't step up to the role and be a leader and delegate appropriately, but never think that you are above taking out the trash or that you're above not respecting the secretary or the lowest junior enlisted.

4. Ben van Beurden:

   Our company wants to be on the right side of history and we are doing everything that is needed, but we cannot do it alone and as a matter of fact even the entire energy industry cannot do it on its own, if we cannot do it together with customers, regulators, policymakers, it's just not going to happen. That's why I think we have to all try to step up, rather than accusing, polarizing and using very unhelpful stances.

5. Chief LeRonne Armstrong:

   I need help from the leaders of this city that amid 124 homicides there hasn't been one call for an emergency meeting to discuss gun violence in the city of Oakland, i'm asking council members to step up and start having a conversation about the loss of life in this city. Beyond the politics of whether you support the police, there is a clear problem in this city and that this city had to deal with overwhelming violence over the weekend and it's unacceptable.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=step-up
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Step-up
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com