step-up vs rise

rise vs step-up

step-up and rise both are nouns.

step-up is not a verb while rise is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
step-up	Yes	No	No	No
rise	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rise is a hyponym of step-up; that is, rise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than step-up:

step-up: the act of increasing something
rise: increase in price or value

Other hyponyms of step-up include addition, advance, appreciation, surge, upsurge, augmentation, amplification, enlargement, expansion, escalation, maximation, maximisation, maximization, exaggeration, expanding upon, expansion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, inclusion, aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation, strengthening, intensification, intensification, split, split up, stock split.

step-up (noun)	rise (noun)
the act of increasing something	the act of changing location in an upward direction
	increase in price or value
	the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
	the amount a salary is increased
	an increase in cost
	a growth in strength or number or importance
	a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
	a movement upward; rise above the ground
	(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
	an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

step-up (verb)	rise (verb)
	return from the dead
	get up and out of bed
	increase in value or to a higher point
	become more extreme
	go up or advance
	rise in rank or status
	exert oneself to meet a challenge
	become heartened or elated
	move upward
	increase in volume
	come to the surface
	rise to one's feet
	move to a better position in life or to a better job
	come up, of celestial bodies
	take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
	rise up
	come into existence; take on form or shape

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