What does step-up mean?

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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. Anna Mascolo:

    This is a fundamental step up in the industry, we need to put more effort into decarbonizing the [ aviation ] sector.

  2. Katie Britt:

    We worked hard to reach out and to spread the conservative message to even atypical groups, to bring as many people into the fold as possible, because I believe when people hear our plan, when they hear our vision, when they hear where we are on the policies, we will win. So it is my hope that we can do that, that we can come together, that we can step up and be a real force for change. We can't do that if we're fragmented.

  3. Rick Hendrick:

    I bumped it up about 20 % once automotive committed, we had one deal for the whole thing, so I made them step up and at least match the offer. And they did, they want as much as they can get.

  4. Mikael Rautanen:

    The full-year guidance is a slight disappointment. The market remains difficult, which seems to add pressure to step up their cost-savings programme.

  5. Arash Sobhani:

    He needs to step up and do what is right. Ban the Iranian federation until they allow all the Iranian women to go to the stadium. They should be just as equal as the men.


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