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step-up definition

step·-up (-up′)

adjective

that steps up, or increases; specif.,
  1. designating a transformer in which the output voltage is greater than the input voltage
  2. designating a gear that increases the speed

noun

an increase, as in amount, intensity, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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