Browsing page 1 of words meaning to increase (7 words total)
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Where does this category appear in the slang thesaurus?
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- to adjust
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- to increase
- See also to decrease, reduce
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- amp up – jack up – kick it up notch – rev up – skyrocket – step up – vamp it up
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amp up 
verb - transitive
- to increase.
Citation from "What About Blob?", Reaper (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 5 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Acid Queen", Reaper (TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2008) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 20 2010.
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jack up
verb - transitive
- to break or ruin.
You really jacked his car up!
- See more words with the same meaning: broken.
Last edited on Feb 26 2011. Submitted by Karl Bartolome on Oct 27 1997.
- to stab or attack.
He got into a fight and got all jacked up.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.
- See more words with the same meaning: to stab.
Last edited on Feb 26 2011. Submitted by Karl Bartolome on Oct 27 1997.
- to increase.
Citation from Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Baby Monitor", Raising Hope (TV), Season 1 Episode 21 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 26 2011.
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kick it up notch
- to increase the intensity of something.
- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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rev up
- to increase the speed at which something operates.
Citation from article title, MSNBC, Jacqueline Stenson, May 26, 2009 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Oct 08 2009. Submitted by David S. from Seattle, WA, USA on Sep 06 2006.
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skyrocket
verb - intransitive
- to increase very quickly.
Citation from "He Has Millions and a New Job at Yahoo. Soon, He'll Be 18.", The New York Times, Brian Stetler, March 25 2013 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Mar 25 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 25 2013.
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step up
verb
- to get in someone's face to show that you are not scared of another person.
Why don't you step up?!
Citation from "The Collection", 30 Rock (TV), Season 2 Episode 3 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by ashley from Altus, OK, USA on Jun 05 1999.
- to rise to a challenge.
Citation from article title, The Washington Post, Lisa de Moraes, April 18, 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 11 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 11 2010.
verb - transitive
- to increase or improve.
Citation from "Begin the Begin", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 1 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Sheesh! Cab, Bob", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Bill And Gary's Excellent Adventure", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 10 2011.
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vamp it up
- to increase the sexiness.
- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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