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scaling up

scaling up is the present participle and gerund 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 scaling up

What is scaling up the present participle and gerund of?
Scaling up is the present participle and gerund of scale up.

Words near scaling up in the dictionary

  1. scaling in
  2. scaling ladder
  3. scaling ladders
  4. scaling off
  5. scaling out
  6. scaling up
  7. scalings
  8. scaliola
  9. Scalis
  10. Scalise
  11. Scalises

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