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one up en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (especially, in phrases like "get one up on someone") An advantage over someone.
    • WePay wants to get one-up in the mobile payments race with its new iOS app for small businesses.
  2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of 1-up (“extra life”).
    alt of 1-up
    • If you hit that block, you can get a one up.

Forms

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one ups Number=Plur lexicographic
one-up alternative lexicographic

Relateds

one-upmanship · get one up on · go one better · show up · show off

one up en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
    • Every year the neighbors try to one-up each other with their holiday lights.

Forms

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one-up alternative lexicographic
one ups Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
one upping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
one upped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
one upped Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

one-upper

Translations (29)

ro depăși (do something slightly better than a competitor) · hu lepipál (do something slightly better than a competitor) · ru переплю́нуть (do something slightly better than a competitor) · ru переплёвывать (do something slightly better than a competitor) · is skara fram úr (do something slightly better than a competitor) · fi panna paremmaksi (do something slightly better than a competitor) · sv bräda (do something slightly better than a competitor) · cs zajistit si výhodu (do something slightly better than a competitor) · is reka á stampinn (do something slightly better than a competitor) · is bera af (do something slightly better than a competitor) · sv bräcka (do something slightly better than a competitor) · cs přetrumfnout (do something slightly better than a competitor) · ru превзойти́ (do something slightly better than a competitor) · hu leköröz (do something slightly better than a competitor) · ru превосходи́ть (do something slightly better than a competitor) · pt superar (do something slightly better than a competitor) · es superar (do something slightly better than a competitor) · fi pistää paremmaksi (do something slightly better than a competitor) · pl zyskiwać przewagę (do something slightly better than a competitor) · pl zyskać przewagę (do something slightly better than a competitor) · sv överglänsa (do something slightly better than a competitor) · bg имам малко преимущество (do something slightly better than a competitor) · sv överträffa (do something slightly better than a competitor) · ru уде́лать (do something slightly better than a competitor) · fr surpasser (do something slightly better than a competitor) · de um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein (do something slightly better than a competitor) · hu orrhosszal megelőz (do something slightly better than a competitor) · ro întrece (do something slightly better than a competitor) · ru уде́лывать (do something slightly better than a competitor)