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Step-up

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Noun

1. increase, step-up

the act of increasing something

Example Sentences:
'he gave me an increase in salary'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Step-up

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verb (adverb) informal
1. (transitive)
to increase or raise by stages; accelerate
2. (intransitive)
to make progress or effect an advancement; be promoted
3.  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
Compare step down (sense 4)
5. informal
involving a rise by stages
noun step-up
6. informal
an increment in quantity, size, etc
adjective
1. 
(of a transformer) increasing a low voltage applied to the primary winding to a higher voltage on the secondary winding
In a step-up transformer, the primary coil has fewer turns than the secondary.
2. informal
involving a rise by stages
High dose corticosteroids are used in the step-up phase of treatment.
noun
3. informal
an increment in quantity, size, etc
the gradual step-up of dosage

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Step-up

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1. 
to go or come near; approach
2. 
to advance or progress
3.  US
to increase or raise, as in rate, by or as by one or more steps, or degrees
adjective
1. 
that steps up, or increases
; specif.,
a. 
designating a transformer in which the output voltage is greater than the input voltage
b. 
designating a gear that increases the speed
noun
2. 
an increase, as in amount, intensity, etc.

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Step-up

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adj.
1. Increasing in steps or by stages.
2. Electricity Serving to increase voltage: a step-up transformer.
n.
An increase in size, amount, or activity.

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