Overview of noun upgrade

The noun upgrade has 6 senses

• ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade -- (an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise")


• upgrade -- (software that provides better performance than an earlier version did)


• upgrade -- (a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full")


• upgrade, rise, rising slope -- (the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises)


• upgrade -- (hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did)


• upgrade -- (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")

Overview of verb upgrade

The verb upgrade has 5 senses

• upgrade -- (rate higher; raise in value or esteem)


• upgrade -- (to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel")


• promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate -- (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")


• upgrade -- (get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked")


• upgrade -- (give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full")