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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. increase in extent or intensity;
- Example: "The Allies escalated the bombing"
[syn: escalate, intensify, step up]

2. speed up;
- Example: "let's rev up production"
[syn: rev up, step up]

3. make oneself visible; take action;
- Example: "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
[syn: come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

step up
    v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the
         bombing" [syn: escalate, intensify, step up] [ant:
         de-escalate, step down, weaken]
    2: speed up; "let's rev up production" [syn: rev up, step
       up]
    3: make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step
       to the fore and help their peers" [syn: come to the fore,
       step forward, come forward, step up, step to the
       fore, come out]