Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of marking a swan on the upper mandible. See
swan-upping .
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- verb Present participle of
up .
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Examples
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The difference between 69 and 70 is virtually cosmetic, but there seems to be at least some significance in upping that first digit.
What's at stake this weekend for the Nationals Adam Kilgore 2010
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I hope the quality of the everyday wines from the FL does not suffer as producers take more interest in upping the ante.
Red Newt Cellars 2007 Sawmill Creek Vineyards Gewurztraminer 2009
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They play a helpful role in upping the ante during budget deadlocks.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I Finally May Be Understanding Something 2009
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Irbe, who lowered his league-leading goals-against average to 1.00, stifled eight power play chances in upping his record to 6-0-0.
USATODAY.com 2003
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Jason’s motive in upping About. com is self interest in receiving his own high valuation and using About. com as a precedent.
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Don't ask me to repeat the details (wherein the devil always resides), but the idea of upping the ante for quality content and ideas grabs me by the ... um ... wallet.
How Website Owners Can Share the Wealth with Currently Unpaid Writers 2007
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Don't ask me to repeat the details (wherein the devil always resides), but the idea of upping the ante for quality content and ideas grabs me by the ... um ... wallet.
How Website Owners Can Share the Wealth with Currently Unpaid Writers 2007
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The fund, which now owns about 69 million shares, or 0.67% of the bank's stock, considers the stock undervalued and will meet with advisers on Wednesday to broach the idea of upping its stake.
unknown title 2011
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I flirted briefly with the idea of upping this to triple probation, but after wafer-gate and the Iqauluit typo, I felt the time was right to strike.
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Both writers sell more titles per month with their monthly work and spinoffs (entire Bat line is bolstered by having Morrison on one title upping interest, Johns was free to do JSA, Flash Rebirth, GL, Blackest Night planning, etc). 52 ate these writers 'time up and limited output for all 4 of the biggest writers so they could write basically 4 books a month that required a huge time committment above and beyond what amounted to an average of one issue a month for each of them.
knitandpurl commented on the word upping
"There is an annual census of the swan population on parts of the River Thames called 'Swan Upping' – 'upping' because the birds are picked 'up' out of the water. It dates from the twelfth century and takes place during the third week of July."
-By Hook or By Crook by David Crystal, p 92
December 15, 2008