Other Definitions
upgrade (enc)
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Upgrade| Noun | 1. | upgrade - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain" uphill - the upward slope of a hill | | | 2. | upgrade - software that provides better performance than an earlier version didsoftware, software package, software system, 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" | | | 3. | upgrade - a reservation that is upgraded; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"reservation - something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) | | | 4. | upgrade - the property possessed by a slope or surface that risesgrade - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade" | | | 5. | upgrade - hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version didcomputer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | | | 6. | 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"improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" | | | Verb | 1. | upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteemgrade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" downgrade - rate lower; lower in value or esteem | | | 2. | upgrade - to improve, especially something that was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel" | | | 3. | 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"tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book" bring up - promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league" spot promote - promote on the spot; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" brevet - promote somebody by brevet, in the military | | | 4. | upgrade - get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"upgrade - give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full" | | | 5. | upgrade - give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"upgrade - get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked" | |
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