ONE-UPMANSHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does one-upmanship mean? 

• ONE-UPMANSHIP (noun)
  The noun ONE-UPMANSHIP has 1 sense:

1. the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor

  Familiarity information: ONE-UPMANSHIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ONE-UPMANSHIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("one-upmanship" is a kind of...):

pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)