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    step up

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  2. an improvement or increase over what went before: a step up for Her next job was definitely a step up for her. We were very disappointed after last week's defeat, and this victory was a step up for us. a step up from Wind energy is considered to be a step up from solar energy because you can get it 24 hours a day.

  3. The meaning of STEP UP is to increase, augment, or advance especially by one or more steps. How to use step up in a sentence.

  4. to increase the amount, speed, etc. of something. He has stepped up his training to prepare for the race. The teaching unions are stepping up industrial action in support of their pay claim.

  5. A STEP UP meaning: 1. an improvement or increase over what went before: 2. an occasion when someone is helped to…. Learn more.

  6. 1. (transitive) to increase or raise by stages; accelerate. 2. (intransitive) to make progress or effect an advancement; be promoted. 3. See step up to the plate. adjective step-up (prenominal) 4. (of a transformer) increasing a low voltage applied to the primary winding to a higher voltage on the secondary winding.

  7. To improve one's performance or take on more responsibility, especially at a crucial time: You need to step up and take responsibility for your actions. The player stepped up at a crucial moment and scored the winning point.

  8. step sth up definition: to increase what you are doing to try to achieve something: . Learn more.