one-up

A form of one up — To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.

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Meanings

verbone-up (third-person singular simple present one-ups, present participle one-upping, simple past and past participle one-upped)

present singular third person one-ups · participle present one-upping · participle past one-upped · past one-upped

  1. alternativeAlternative form of one up.
nounone-up (plural one-ups)

plural one-ups

  1. alternativeAlternative form of one up.
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APA

one-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-up

MLA

“one-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-up.

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