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scales up

scales up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scale up.

Meaning of scale up

Verb

scale up (third-person singular simple present scales up, present participle scaling up, simple past and past participle scaled up)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scale, up.
    Antonyms:
    scale down
  2. To increase the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.
    • Near-synonym: magnify
    Synonyms:
    magnify
    Antonyms:
    scale down, shrink
  3. To change a process in order to allow for greater quantities.
    • Near-synonyms: expand, grow
    Synonyms:
    expand, grow
    Antonyms:
    cut back, scale down

Questions about scales up

What is scales up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scales up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scale up.

Words near scales up in the dictionary

  1. scales back
  2. scales down
  3. scales fall from someone's eyes
  4. scales off
  5. scales out
  6. scales up
  7. scaleseed
  8. scaleseeds
  9. scalesia
  10. scalesias
  11. scalesman

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