step-up

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step-up

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Deverbal from step up.

adjective

not comparable, of a transformer etc That increases a voltage. a step-up transformer
Opposite: stepdown, step-down

noun step-ups

A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.
An increase. Elsewhere in this issue, for example, an article on the new pattern of freight train operation in the N.E.R. consequent upon the opening this summer of its three mechanised marshalling yards shows that one effect will be a further step-up in the speed of the East Coast main line freight traffic.
Opposite: stepdown, step-down
US, especially A phenomenon whereby the growth in market value of an asset or investment is not taxed under certain circumstances, generally involving buying and holding until the buyer's death, followed by inheritance. a step-up in basis

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adj voltage increase

中文	升壓 /升压 shēng yā
Tiếng Việt	tăng thế

noun leg-stemming lift

Deutsch	Treppensteigen, Treppensteiger, Aufsteiger
Русский	заша́гивание zašágivanije, заша́гивание на возвы́шенность zašágivanije na vozvýšennostʹ, заша́гивание на платфо́рму zašágivanije na platfórmu, заша́гивание на ла́вку zašágivanije na lávku, заша́гивание вверх zašágivanije vverx

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@misc{step_up_2026,
  title = {step-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/step-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}