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Upping

/ˈʌpɪŋ/

To increase or raise.

📖 Definitions of "Upping"

verb

1
To increase or raise.
"If we up the volume, we may be able to hear what he says."
2
To promote.
"It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President."
3
(usually in combination with another verb) To act suddenly.
"He just upped and quit."
4
To ascend; to climb up.

noun

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
increaseverb	(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
acceleratingnoun	An act of acceleration.
expediting	a concept in purchasing and project management for securing the quality and timely delivery of goods and components.
increasementnoun	(rare) An increase; growth.
incrementationnoun	The act or process of incrementing.
augmentationnoun	The act or process of augmenting.
upratingnoun	The assignment of a higher rating.
risenoun	The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
enlargementnoun	An act or instance of making something larger.
amplificationnoun	The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
top-upnoun	Additional credit purchased for a mobile phone.
upgradingnoun	The process by which something is upgraded.
addingverb	An act of addition.
enlargingverb	The act of one who enlarges.
accessionnoun	A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.
upraisalnoun	The act of something being upraised.
upliftmentnoun	Lifting up; elevation or promotion.
improvementnoun	The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
upliftingnoun	The act of something being lifted upward.
risingverb	The act of something that rises.