escalator

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Synonyms: escalate, excavator, escalation, escalated, escalates, escheator, escalatory, escalado, escalader, escalators, osculator

Antonyms: escalate, excavator, escalation, escalated, escalates, escheator, escalatory, escalado, escalader, escalators, osculator

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Noun

1. Anything that escalates.
2. A [[motor]]-driven mechanical device consisting of a [[continuous]] [[loop]] of [[step]]s that automatically [[convey]]s people from one floor to another.
3. An upward or progressive course.
4. An [[escalator clause]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|informal}} To move by escalator.

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