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step up

/ step up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
speed up
"let''s rev up production"
Type of:
increase
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
"The Allies escalated the bombing"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
redouble
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
"Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
Type of:
act move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
3
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