ACT UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Make itself felt as a recurring pain

Example:

My arthritis is acting up again

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

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

ache; hurt; smart (be the source of pain)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s

Meaning:

Misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way

Example:

The children acted up when they were not bored

Synonyms:

act up; carry on

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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

misbehave; misconduct; misdemean (behave badly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s