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RAMP UP
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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
