step up on

verb

To challenge or pick a fight with (someone).

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Meanings

verbstep up on (third-person singular simple present steps up on, present participle stepping up on, simple past and past participle stepped up on)

present singular third person steps up on · participle present stepping up on · participle past stepped up on · past stepped up on

  1. slangtransitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo challenge or pick a fight with (someone).
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APA

step up on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20up%20on

MLA

“step up on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20up%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step up on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20up%20on.

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