one up

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

  1. (idiomatic) To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
    Every year the neighbors try to one-up each other with their holiday lights.
    "Time flies when you're having fun!" said one of the skiers in our party. "Yeah, but time's more fun when you're flying," Jay one-upped.

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Noun

one up (plural one ups)

  1. (especially in phrases like "get one up on someone") An advantage over someone.
    WePay wants to get one-up in the mobile payments race with its new iOS app for small businesses.
  2. (video games) Alternative spelling of 1-up (“extra life”)
    If you hit that block, you can get a one up.

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