- step something up
- increase the amount, speed, or intensity of something.↘increase voltage using a transformer.→ step
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step something up
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step something up — 1 the army stepped up its offensive: INCREASE, intensify, strengthen, augment, escalate; informal up, crank up. 2 I stepped up my pace: SPEED UP, increase, accelerate … Useful english dictionary
step something down — decrease voltage by using a transformer. → step … English new terms dictionary
step something up — Syn: increase, intensify, strengthen, escalate, speed up, accelerate; informal up, crank up … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
step something down — decrease voltage by using a transformer … Useful english dictionary
step up — verb 1. increase in extent or intensity (Freq. 3) The Allies escalated the bombing • Syn: ↑escalate, ↑intensify • Ant: ↑de escalate (for: ↑escalate) … Useful english dictionary
step — ▪ I. step step 1 [step] noun [countable] 1. one of a series of things that you do to deal with a problem or to succeed: • The changes are only the first step in a long term plan. • Japan took steps to boost confidence in its tumbling stock market … Financial and business terms
step — noun 1》 an act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running. ↘the distance covered by such a movement. ↘a short and easily walked distance. 2》 one of the sequences of movement of the feet which make up a… … English new terms dictionary
step — 1. noun 1) Frank took a step forward Syn: pace, stride 2) she heard a step on the stairs Syn: footstep, footfall, tread 3) the top step Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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step — [step] n. [ME steppe < OE stepe, akin to Ger stapf < IE base * steb(h) , post (> STAMP): basic sense “to stamp feet”] 1. the act of moving and placing the foot forward, backward, sideways, up, or down, as in walking, dancing, or climbing … English World dictionary
