ONE UP meaning: Gain advantage in competitive situation

We found 16 dictionaries that define the word one up:

General (13 matching dictionaries)

one-up, one up: Merriam-Webster
one up: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
one-up: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
one-up, one-up: Collins English Dictionary
one-up: Wordnik
one-up, one up: Wiktionary
one-up, one up: Dictionary.com
one-up: FreeDictionary.org
one-up: TheFreeDictionary.com
one-up: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
One up: TheFreeDictionary.com
one up: Infoplease Dictionary
one-up: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

One-up: Game Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

One Up, one-up: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)

one up: Golfer's Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (one up)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
▸ noun:  (especially in phrases like "get one up on someone") An advantage over someone.
▸ noun:  (video games) Alternative spelling of 1-up (“extra life”) [(video games) An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try.]

Opposite:

one down, one below, inferior

Types:

retort, repartee, comeback, clap back, more...

Phrases:

One Step Up, one spiking the punch or tying up shoes, to one up, one headed up the creek, a dog may pick one up, more...

Adjectives:

stand-up, upstart, best, upright, overhand, put up, overtopping, uplevel, upstand, up, head

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