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RAMP UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bolster or strengthen

Example:

ramp up security in the airports

Synonyms:

build; build up; ramp up; work up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "ramp up" is one way to...):

increase (make bigger or more)

Verb group:

build; build up; progress; work up (form or accumulate steadily)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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