Crossword clues for upping
Wiktionary
n. The act of increase something. vb. (present participle of up English)
WordNet
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adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" [ant: down]
getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" [syn: improving]
extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: up(a), upward(a)]
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" [syn: up(p)]
open; "the windows are up"
(used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" [syn: up(p)]
used up; "time is up" [syn: up(p)]
out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: astir(p), up(p)]
adv. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: upwards, upward, upwardly] [ant: down, down, down, down]
to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" [ant: down]
nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"
to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" [ant: down]
to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: upwards, upward]
Usage examples of "upping".
On impulse he wiped a gauntlet against the ice on one cube, upping the brightness on his suit lights.
On March 4, a second ransom communication arrived, scolding Lindbergh for involving the police, and upping the monetary demand to $70,000 because of the additional security and “administrative concerns” this imposed on the offenders.
The idea of suddenly upping by $20,000 a ransom demand that had supposedly been planned for a year was ludicrous enough.
As their demands increased, upping the ante, so to speak, Bloom's temper threatened to flare.
Miles considered, and immediately discarded, any argument that smacked of threat, that attempted to chivvy Nikki in the right direction by upping the pressure.
It is part of the essential Arsenal experience that they are loathed, and in an era in which more or less everybody plays with an offside trap and an extra defender, perhaps these distasteful incidents are the Arsenal way of upping the ante in order to stake sole claim to the territory.
Damali's laughter only made the revised agreements appear faster, masters breathing hard, looking at each others' bids, changing theirs, upping the ante, hollering at their wives to back off and stay out of a man's business.