Meaning

3 senses
  1. A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.

    Treppensteigen, Treppensteiger, Aufsteiger

    заша́гиваниеzašágivanije, заша́гивание на возвы́шенностьzašágivanije na vozvýšennostʹ, заша́гивание на платфо́рмуzašágivanije na platfórmu

  2. An increase.

  3. (US, especially)A phenomenon whereby the growth in market value of an asset or investment is not taxed under certain circumstances, generally involving buying and holding until the buyer's death, followed by inheritance.

    a step-up in basis

    on a step-up basis

More definitions
  • the act of increasing something

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
leg-stemming lift:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
leg-stemming lift:

Origin

Deverbal from step up.

Deverbal from step up.

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Forms

plural: step-ups
Singularstep-up
Pluralstep-ups

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of increasing something:increase

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedstep up

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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