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one-up Definition

one·-up (wun′up′, wun′-)

adjective

Informal having an advantage (over another): often in the phrase be one-up on

transitive verb -·upped′, -·up′ping

Informal to have or seize an advantage over

one-up Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • one-down: Relegation and promotion will remain as a one-up one-down.
  • cottage: For six years, we lived in a one-up, one-down cottage which didn't have anything.