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step up

noun(step-up)

an increase or advance in size or amount

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verb(step-up)

to increase (a voltage) by means of a transformer

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verb(step-up)

to increase, augment, or advance especially by one or more steps

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verb(step-up)

to come forward

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idiom(step-up)

more/less important, challenging, etc., than something had before

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idiom(step-up)

to go faster

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idiom(step-up)

—used to invite people to gather around to see a show or to buy things

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idiom(step-up)

to move into position next to home plate in order to bat —often used figuratively in U.S. English

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