"date up" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dates up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dating up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dated up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dated up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "date up (third-person singular simple present dates up, present participle dating up, simple past and past participle dated up)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (up)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 November 2, Emma Nolan, “Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Rumors Spark Wave of Memes”, in Newsweek",
          "text": "Davidson and Kardashian have not confirmed if they are dating or if any romance is on the cards but unsurprisingly, the rumor mill is swirling with fans indulging in hundreds of memes to comment on the situation. […] Comedian Hannah Dickinson added: \"Pete Davidson needs do a masterclass on how to date up.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 8, Josie Copson, “The rise of salt daddy dating: meet the fake sugar daddies intent on scamming women”, in Cosmopolitan",
          "text": "The growing number of women now ‘dating up’ with sugar daddies has led to a strange new creature emerging from the depths. He’s suave, charming and wants to date you. Oh and he’s totally... skint.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To date someone who is more desirable or of a higher social status than oneself."
      ],
      "id": "en-date_up-en-verb-UbSTkAZU",
      "links": [
        [
          "date",
          "date"
        ],
        [
          "desirable",
          "desirable"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ],
        [
          "social",
          "social"
        ],
        [
          "status",
          "status"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, informal) To date someone who is more desirable or of a higher social status than oneself."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "marry up"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "outkick one's coverage"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "date up"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dates up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dating up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dated up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dated up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "date up (third-person singular simple present dates up, present participle dating up, simple past and past participle dated up)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "marry up"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs with particle (up)",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 November 2, Emma Nolan, “Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Rumors Spark Wave of Memes”, in Newsweek",
          "text": "Davidson and Kardashian have not confirmed if they are dating or if any romance is on the cards but unsurprisingly, the rumor mill is swirling with fans indulging in hundreds of memes to comment on the situation. […] Comedian Hannah Dickinson added: \"Pete Davidson needs do a masterclass on how to date up.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 8, Josie Copson, “The rise of salt daddy dating: meet the fake sugar daddies intent on scamming women”, in Cosmopolitan",
          "text": "The growing number of women now ‘dating up’ with sugar daddies has led to a strange new creature emerging from the depths. He’s suave, charming and wants to date you. Oh and he’s totally... skint.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To date someone who is more desirable or of a higher social status than oneself."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "date",
          "date"
        ],
        [
          "desirable",
          "desirable"
        ],
        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ],
        [
          "social",
          "social"
        ],
        [
          "status",
          "status"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, informal) To date someone who is more desirable or of a higher social status than oneself."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "outkick one's coverage"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "date up"
}