scale up



scale up something

also scale something up
to make something larger, esp. a design or model A number of companies manufacturing a line of popular small cars have simply scaled up those models. Engineers did not completely understand what would happen if they scaled their design up.
See also: scale, up

scale up

v.
1. To climb up something; ascend something: The hikers scaled up the side of the mountain.
2. To increase the scope or extent of something according to a standard or by degrees; increase something in calculated amounts: The company scaled up its operations to meet the growing demand. The city scaled its efforts up to reduce crime.
See also: scale, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nerida-Indigenous Australian
Zan-Chinese
Kendal['kendəl]
KandaceKAN-dis, kan-DAY-see, KAN-də-seeEnglish (Modern)
ConradKAHN-rad (English), KAWN-raht (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
Ana['ænə]