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Meaning of upgrade

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  upgrade
      n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
           make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {rise},
           {raise}, {climb}, {upgrade}] [ant: {declension},
           {declination}, {decline}, {declivity}, {descent},
           {downslope}, {fall}]
      2: software that provides better performance than an earlier
         version did
      3: a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first
         class when coach class was full"
      4: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn:
         {upgrade}, {rise}, {rising slope}]
      5: hardware that provides better performance than an earlier
         version did
      6: 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"
      v 1: rate higher; raise in value or esteem [ant: {downgrade}]
      2: to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my
         computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded
         their personnel"
      3: 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" [syn: {promote}, {upgrade},
         {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}] [ant:
         {break}, {bump}, {demote}, {kick downstairs}, {relegate}]
      4: get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when
         Coach Class was overbooked"
      5: give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me
         when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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