Dictionary Entry
upgrade
upgrade is a 7-letter English word with 11 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components). Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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"
- 2noun
hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- 3noun
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Synonyms
- 4noun
a reservation that is improved
"I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
- 5noun
software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
- 6noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"
- 7verb
to improve what was old or outdated
"I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"
"The company upgraded their personnel"
- 8verb
give better travel conditions to
"The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"
- 9verb
get better travel conditions
"I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"
- 10verb
rate higher; raise in value or esteem
- 11verb
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"
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