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WORK UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Develop

Example:

we worked up an as of an appetite

Synonyms:

get up; work up

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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

acquire; develop; get; grow; produce (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Come up with

Example:

We worked up an ad for our client

Synonyms:

work out; work up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development)

Verb group:

elaborate; work out (work out in detail)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Form or accumulate steadily

Example:

Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border

Synonyms:

build; build up; progress; work up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)

Verb group:

build (develop and grow)

build; build up; ramp up; work up (bolster or strengthen)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 4

Meaning:

Bolster or strengthen

Example:

ramp up security in the airports

Synonyms:

build; build up; ramp up; work up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

increase (make bigger or more)

Verb group:

build; build up; progress; work up (form or accumulate steadily)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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