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up the game

up the game verb: synonym of step up one's game.

Verb

up the game (third-person singular simple present ups the game, present participle upping the game, simple past and past participle upped the game)

  1. Synonym of step up one's game.

Synonyms of up the game

Forms of up the game

third-person singular presentups the game
present participleupping the game
past participleupped the game
pastupped the game

Questions about up the game

What does up the game mean?
Up the game means synonym of step up one's game.
What part of speech is up the game?
Up the game is a verb.
What is the past tense of up the game?
The past tense of up the game is upped the game.

Words near up the game in the dictionary

  1. up the country people
  2. up the creek
  3. up the creek without a paddle
  4. up the duff
  5. up the flume
  6. up the game
  7. up the gut
  8. up the kyte
  9. up the Oxo Tower
  10. up the pole
  11. up the proverbial

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