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EVEN UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing

Synonyms:

even up; jog; square up

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "even up" is one way to...):

square (position so as to be square)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Adjust for

Example:

engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

Synonyms:

compensate; correct; counterbalance; even off; even out; even up; make up

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "even up" is one way to...):

balance; equilibrate; equilibrise; equilibrize (bring into balance or equilibrium)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "even up"):

carry (compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance)

compensate; cover; overcompensate (make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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