what does work up mean?
WORK UP as VERB
- Meaning
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- 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
- Meaning
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- 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
- Meaning
- form or accumulate steadily
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- 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)
- Meaning
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- 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
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