/ʌpgɹejˈdz/ - [upgreydz] -
We found 3 definitions of upgrades from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: upgrades |
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upgrade - the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises | ||
rise, rising slope | ||
grade a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed | ||
upgrade - a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full" | ||
reservation the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion | ||
upgrade - hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did | ||
computer hardware, hardware (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | ||
upgrade - software that provides better performance than an earlier version did | ||
computer software, software, software program, software system, software package, package (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" | ||
upgrade - the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade" | ||
upgrade - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" | ||
ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb | ||
declivity, downslope, declension, declination, decline, descent, fall a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin" | ||
incline, slope, side an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" | ||
Verb |
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upgrade - to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel" | ||
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document" | ||
upgrade - give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full" | ||
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document" | ||
upgrade - get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked" | ||
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better get better; "The weather improved toward evening" | ||
upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteem | ||
downgrade rate lower; lower in value or esteem | ||
rank, rate, grade, range, order, place take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" | ||
upgrade - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" | ||
promote, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate | ||
demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" | ||
delegate, depute, designate, assign give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||
tenure give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book" | ||
bring up cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock" | ||
spot promote promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" | ||
ennoble, entitle, gentle give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | ||
favor, favour, prefer consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" | ||
brevet promote somebody by brevet, in the military |