Main entry: upgrade
Definition: the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
Usage: the power plant received a new upgrade
Main entry: upgrade
Definition: hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
Main entry: rise, rising slope, upgrade
Definition: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Main entry: upgrade
Definition: a reservation that is improved
Usage: I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full
Main entry: upgrade
Definition: software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
Main entry: ascent, acclivity, climb, upgrade, rise, raise
Definition: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Usage: the car couldn't make it up the rise
Main entry: upgrade
Definition: to improve what was old or outdated
Usage: I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software; The company upgraded their personnel
Main entry: upgrade
Definition: give better travel conditions to
Usage: The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full
Main entry: upgrade
Definition: get better travel conditions
Usage: I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked
Main entry: upgrade
Definition: rate higher; raise in value or esteem
Main entry: upgrade, raise, promote, elevate, kick upstairs, advance
Definition: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Usage: 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