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- [step uhp]
- /stɛp ʌp/
- /step ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [step uhp]
- /stɛp ʌp/
Definitions of step up words
- adjective step up effecting an increase. 1
- adjective step up Electricity. serving to increase voltage: a step-up transformer. 1
- adjective step up (of a lease) allowing for gradual rent increases to the highest amount permissible. 1
- noun step up a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing. 1
- noun step up such a movement followed by a movement of equal distance of the other foot: The soldier took one step forward and stood at attention. 1
- noun step up the space passed over or the distance measured by one such movement of the foot. 1
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Origin of step up
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; adj., noun use of verb phrase step up
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Parts of speech for Step up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
step up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
step up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for step up
verb step up
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- ameliorate — If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way.
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anteed — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
noun step up
- move up — to pass from one place or position to another.
Antonyms for step up
verb step up
- air-condition — to apply air conditioning to
- air-cool — to cool (an engine) by a flow of air
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- frosted — covered with or having frost.
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