Uppings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Acts of increasing or raising something in level or amount; physical actions of lifting or hoisting objects; informal or dialectal references to informal punishments or beatings
2. Processes or instances of making things higher or stronger; movements involving elevating or carrying items upward; colloquial usage referring to acts of striking or punishing someone
3. Occurrences of enhancing or boosting a quantity or intensity; physical efforts to raise or carry things; vernacular expression for administered physical reprimands or beatings

Etymology: "Uppings" is the plural of "upping," a noun meaning an increase in amount. The plural form simply treats each instance of raising something, such as a price, a stake or a wage, as a countable event. "Upping" is built from the adverb "up" with the suffix "-ing," which turns the verb "up" (to raise or increase) into a noun for the act itself.

Synonyms: increases, raises, increments

Antonyms: decreases, reductions