One-up Definition
wŭnŭp
one-up, one-upping, one-ups
verb
To have or seize an advantage over.
Webster's New World
To keep one step ahead of (a competitor or opponent, for example).
American Heritage
(idiomatic) To outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
Every year the neighbors try to one-up each other with their holiday lights.
Wiktionary
adjective
Having an advantage (over another)
Webster's New World
noun
(video games) An additional life or an object that increases the player's number of chances or "lives" by one.
If you hit that block, you can get a one-up.
Wiktionary
(video games) An additional life or object that gives the player an extra chance to play.
If you hit that block, you can get a one up.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of One-up
Noun
Singular:
one-up
Plural:
one-ups
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