WORK UP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • develop
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • we worked up an as of an appetite
    Hypernyms(s) work up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • come up with
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • His colleagues worked out his interesting idea
    • We worked up an ad for our client
    Hypernyms(s) work up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • form or accumulate steadily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Resistance to the manager’’s plan built up quickly
    • Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
    Hypernyms(s) work up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • bolster or strengthen
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We worked up courage
    • build up confidence
    • ramp up security in the airports
    Hypernyms(s) work up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower