English Explanatory Dictionary

one up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
noun
  1. An advantage over someone.
  2. Alternative spelling of 1-up (“extra life”).

Pronunciation

En-au-one up.ogg

Word forms

one up one ups one upping one upped one-up

Related words

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

Derived words

one-upper
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