verb
Meaning 1
To make even; to make level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
even up
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verb
Meaning 2
To become even.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To secure a profit to offset a previous loss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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verb
Meaning 4
even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: square up, jog
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: square
verb
Meaning 5
adjust for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
Narrower terms: carry, cover, compensate, overcompensate
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Etymology
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