one-upadv.adj.

Brit.

/wʌn ˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌwən ˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., n., and pron., up adv.¹, up adv.²

Etymology: In senses A. 1, B. < one adj., n., and pron. + up adv.¹; in sense A. 2 < one adj., n., and pron. + up adv.²

A. adv.

1. Ahead of an opponent by one point, game, match, etc.; (more generally) ahead of another person or thing. Frequently with to introducing the party with the advantage, or on the party with the disadvantage.

ΚΠ

1879 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 8 118 [In an Egyptian form of backgammon] a ‘dog’ or draught can only be moved from its original square by a throw of tab (one-up).

1897 Harper's Mag. Sept. 611 Jimmy played up, but as the other ball was actually on the rim of the cup, he lost the hole, and Rivers was one up.

1919 J. B. Morton Barber of Putney vi It's one up to 'im for stickin' it.

1932 N. Coward Compl. Lyrics (1998) 151/1 I must admit the Rolls in which I sit Is one up on the dear old tram.

1989 Managem. Today July 19/2 The Center..is an illustration of how large-scale operators can get one up on smaller rivals.

1996 J. King Football Factory (1997) 146 Perfect tans, capped teeth and no personalities. Still, at least these kids were one up on the Miss World girls.

2. one-up, one-down: designating a house consisting of one main room upstairs and one downstairs.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > house of specific shape or style

back-to-back1626

detached1706

self-contained1767

ground-floored1824

semi-detached1859

bungaloid1927

bi-level1929

one-up, one-down1933

blind back1937

terraced1958

tri-level1960

split entry1967

two-up two-down1973

1933 A. Salter in A. F. Brockway Bermondsey Story (1949) ii. 12 The house was one up, one down, with a small scullery.

1968 R. Busby & G. Holtham Main Line Kill vi. 68 Some of the back to back terraces of poky little one-up, one-down houses had been pulled down.

1999 BBC Good Food Apr. 50/2 The cottage was originally used to house the local grandee's horse and carriage when he went to church... Later it was converted into a pair of one-up, one-down cottages.

B. adj.

Having one point, goal, etc., more than an opponent; (more generally) having an advantage over another person or thing.

ΚΠ

1952 S. Potter One-upmanship i. ii. 26 The establishment of one-up relations between doctor and doctor and doctor and patient and vice versa.

1961 S. Price Just for Record v. 37 Stephen Potter was a square in nappies compared to these one-up graduates.

1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 136/2 Very one-up to have this and not Dulux, Sanderson, etc.

Derivatives

one-ˈup v. (transitive) to do better than (someone or something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)]

overstyeOE

overshinec1175

overgoc1225

passc1225

surmountc1369

forpassc1374

overmatcha1375

overpassa1382

to pass overa1393

overcomec1400

outpass?a1425

exceedc1425

precedec1425

superexcelc1429

transcendc1430

precel?a1439

outcut1447

overgrowc1475

to come over ——a1479

excel1493

overleapa1500

vanquish1533

outweigh1534

prevent1540

better1548

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surpassa1555

exsuperate1559

cote1566

overtop1567

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overruna1586

pre-excel1587

outbid1589

outbrave1589

out-cote1589

top1590

outmatch1593

outvie1594

superate1595

surbravec1600

oversile1608

over-height1611

overstride1614

outdoa1616

outlustrea1616

outpeera1616

outstrikea1616

outrival1622

antecede1624

out-top1624

antecell1625

out-pitch1627

over-merit1629

outblazea1634

surmatch1636

overdoa1640

overact1643

outact1644

worst1646

overspana1657

outsoar1674

outdazzle1691

to cut down1713

ding1724

to cut out1738

cap1821

by-pass1848

overtower1850

pretergress1851

outray1876

outreach1879

cut1884

outperform1937

outrate1955

one-up1963

1963 Canada Month Mar. 10/1 John Wintermeyer..one-upped the socialists by endorsing the Saskatchewan plan.

1977 Time 24 Jan. 37/1 His sweet, sporting spirit as he sits trying to absorb his defeat while graciously applauding a trickster's win is something with which any weekend athlete who has been one-upped by an allegedly friendly opponent can identify.

2002 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 21/4 Bushnell leads a pack of women who claim to be post-feminists, and use their creed, not to help fellow women, but to one-up them: ‘I'm more sexual than you,’ and ‘I earn more money than you.’

one-ˈupness n. the fact or state of being one up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > psychological

one-upness1952

one-uppance1970

1952 S. Potter One-upmanship i. v. 64 The basic gambit is of course the achievement of the state of one-upness on the rest of the public.

1960 News Chron. 14 Apr. 3/1 Will Granada deny there was an element of oneupness in its satisfaction?

2002 Forbes (Nexis) 22 Sept. (Features section) 160 Dame Gladys went to bed and died peacefully in her sleep, achieving a permanent state of one-upness. As yet, there is no known counter to that gambit.

one-ˈuppance n. [compare comeuppance n.] the fact or state of being one up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > psychological

one-upness1952

one-uppance1970

1970 ‘H. Jenner’ & M. Segal Men & Marriage ii. 45 Marrying a doctor still gives a girl a bit of one-uppance amongst the neighbours.

1990 Orange County (Calif.) Register (Nexis) 30 Nov. p22 He has technical polish; on cue, he can unfurl a serene smile of one-uppance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	one-up
释义	one-upadv.adj. Brit. /wʌn ˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌwən ˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., n., and pron., up adv.¹, up adv.² Etymology: In senses A. 1, B. < one adj., n., and pron. + up adv.¹; in sense A. 2 < one adj., n., and pron. + up adv.² A. adv. 1. Ahead of an opponent by one point, game, match, etc.; (more generally) ahead of another person or thing. Frequently with to introducing the party with the advantage, or on the party with the disadvantage. ΚΠ 1879 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 8 118 [In an Egyptian form of backgammon] a ‘dog’ or draught can only be moved from its original square by a throw of tab (one-up). 1897 Harper's Mag. Sept. 611 Jimmy played up, but as the other ball was actually on the rim of the cup, he lost the hole, and Rivers was one up. 1919 J. B. Morton Barber of Putney vi It's one up to 'im for stickin' it. 1932 N. Coward Compl. Lyrics (1998) 151/1 I must admit the Rolls in which I sit Is one up on the dear old tram. 1989 Managem. Today July 19/2 The Center..is an illustration of how large-scale operators can get one up on smaller rivals. 1996 J. King Football Factory (1997) 146 Perfect tans, capped teeth and no personalities. Still, at least these kids were one up on the Miss World girls. 2. one-up, one-down: designating a house consisting of one main room upstairs and one downstairs. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > house of specific shape or style back-to-back1626 detached1706 self-contained1767 ground-floored1824 semi-detached1859 bungaloid1927 bi-level1929 one-up, one-down1933 blind back1937 terraced1958 tri-level1960 split entry1967 two-up two-down1973 1933 A. Salter in A. F. Brockway Bermondsey Story (1949) ii. 12 The house was one up, one down, with a small scullery. 1968 R. Busby & G. Holtham Main Line Kill vi. 68 Some of the back to back terraces of poky little one-up, one-down houses had been pulled down. 1999 BBC Good Food Apr. 50/2 The cottage was originally used to house the local grandee's horse and carriage when he went to church... Later it was converted into a pair of one-up, one-down cottages. B. adj. Having one point, goal, etc., more than an opponent; (more generally) having an advantage over another person or thing. ΚΠ 1952 S. Potter One-upmanship i. ii. 26 The establishment of one-up relations between doctor and doctor and doctor and patient and vice versa. 1961 S. Price Just for Record v. 37 Stephen Potter was a square in nappies compared to these one-up graduates. 1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 136/2 Very one-up to have this and not Dulux, Sanderson, etc. Derivatives one-ˈup v. (transitive) to do better than (someone or something). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)] overstyeOE overshinec1175 overgoc1225 passc1225 surmountc1369 forpassc1374 overmatcha1375 overpassa1382 to pass overa1393 overcomec1400 outpass?a1425 exceedc1425 precedec1425 superexcelc1429 transcendc1430 precel?a1439 outcut1447 overgrowc1475 to come over ——a1479 excel1493 overleapa1500 vanquish1533 outweigh1534 prevent1540 better1548 preferc1550 outgo1553 surpassa1555 exsuperate1559 cote1566 overtop1567 outrun1575 outstrip1579 outsail1580 overruna1586 pre-excel1587 outbid1589 outbrave1589 out-cote1589 top1590 outmatch1593 outvie1594 superate1595 surbravec1600 oversile1608 over-height1611 overstride1614 outdoa1616 outlustrea1616 outpeera1616 outstrikea1616 outrival1622 antecede1624 out-top1624 antecell1625 out-pitch1627 over-merit1629 outblazea1634 surmatch1636 overdoa1640 overact1643 outact1644 worst1646 overspana1657 outsoar1674 outdazzle1691 to cut down1713 ding1724 to cut out1738 cap1821 by-pass1848 overtower1850 pretergress1851 outray1876 outreach1879 cut1884 outperform1937 outrate1955 one-up1963 1963 Canada Month Mar. 10/1 John Wintermeyer..one-upped the socialists by endorsing the Saskatchewan plan. 1977 Time 24 Jan. 37/1 His sweet, sporting spirit as he sits trying to absorb his defeat while graciously applauding a trickster's win is something with which any weekend athlete who has been one-upped by an allegedly friendly opponent can identify. 2002 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 21/4 Bushnell leads a pack of women who claim to be post-feminists, and use their creed, not to help fellow women, but to one-up them: ‘I'm more sexual than you,’ and ‘I earn more money than you.’ one-ˈupness n. the fact or state of being one up. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > psychological one-upness1952 one-uppance1970 1952 S. Potter One-upmanship i. v. 64 The basic gambit is of course the achievement of the state of one-upness on the rest of the public. 1960 News Chron. 14 Apr. 3/1 Will Granada deny there was an element of oneupness in its satisfaction? 2002 Forbes (Nexis) 22 Sept. (Features section) 160 Dame Gladys went to bed and died peacefully in her sleep, achieving a permanent state of one-upness. As yet, there is no known counter to that gambit. one-ˈuppance n. [compare comeuppance n.] the fact or state of being one up. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > psychological one-upness1952 one-uppance1970 1970 ‘H. Jenner’ & M. Segal Men & Marriage ii. 45 Marrying a doctor still gives a girl a bit of one-uppance amongst the neighbours. 1990 Orange County (Calif.) Register (Nexis) 30 Nov. p22 He has technical polish; on cue, he can unfurl a serene smile of one-uppance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1879
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