Synonyms for upping
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhp |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌp |
Définition of upping
Origin :- earliest recorded sense is "to drive and catch (swans)," 1560, from up (adv.). Meaning "to get up, rise to one's feet" (as in up and leave) is recorded from 1643. Sense of "to move upward" is recorded from 1737. Meaning "increase" (as in up the price of oil) is attested from 1915. Cf. Old English verb uppian "to rise." Upping block is attested from 1796.
- verb boost
- verb elevate
- There was no possible chance of upping the ship today—probably not for days to come—or ever, if the case went against them.
- Extract from : « Plague Ship » by Andre Norton
- “You number yourself in an illustrious company by upping your finger and thumb into it,” said he.
- Extract from : « Rodney Stone » by Arthur Conan Doyle
Antonyms for upping
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