Upping

verb

/ˈʌpɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo increase or raise.

"If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says."

2.verbTo promote.

"It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President."

3.verb(usually in combination with another verb) To act suddenly.

"He just upped and quit."

4.verbTo ascend; to climb up.

5.verbTo upload.

"100 new apps and games have just been upped."

6.nounThe act of increasing something.

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