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work up
Overview of verb work-up
The verb work up has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) build up, work up, build, progress -- (form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border")
2. (1) work up, get up -- (develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite")
3. build up, work up, build, ramp up -- (bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports")
4. work out, work up -- (come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client")
Antonyms of verb work-up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb work-up
4 senses of work up
Sense 1
build up, work up, build, progress
=> develop
=> grow
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 2
work up, get up
=> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
=> change
Sense 3
build up, work up, build, ramp up
=> increase
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
work out, work up
=> develop, make grow
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb work-up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb work-up
4 senses of work up
Sense 1
build up, work up, build, progress
=> develop
Sense 2
work up, get up
=> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
Sense 3
build up, work up, build, ramp up
=> increase
Sense 4
work out, work up
=> develop, make grow
'Cause To' of verb work-up
Derived Forms of verb work-up
Domain of verb work-up
Domain Terms of verb work-up
Familiarity of verb work-up
work up used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb work-up
4 senses of work up
Sense 1
build up, work up, build, progress
*> Something ----s
Sense 2
work up, get up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
build up, work up, build, ramp up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
work out, work up
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb work-up
4 senses of work up
Sense 1
build up, work up, build, progress
> develop
=> differentiate
=> dedifferentiate
=> grow
=> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> age
=> progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
=> mature, maturate, grow
=> evolve
=> adolesce
=> build up, work up, build, progress
=> incubate
=> blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold
=> bloom, blossom, flower
=> spike, spike out
=> bud
Sense 2
work up, get up
> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
=> fledge, feather
=> regrow
=> spring
=> sprout, stock
=> stool, tiller
=> leaf
=> pod
=> teethe
=> pupate
=> work up, get up
=> cut
Sense 3
build up, work up, build, ramp up
> increase
=> extend, stretch
=> augment
=> build up
=> enlarge
=> up
=> raise
=> blow up, enlarge, magnify
=> multiply, manifold
=> build up, work up, build, ramp up
=> inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
=> escalate, intensify, step up
=> boost
=> lengthen
=> regenerate
=> maximize, maximise
=> heighten
=> heighten, rise
=> rev up, rev
=> rev up, step up
=> boost, advance, supercharge
=> widen, broaden, extend
=> kite
Sense 4
work out, work up
> develop, make grow
=> grow
=> work out, work up
=> elaborate, work out
=> foliate
=> discipline, train, check, condition
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb work-up
Sense 1
build up, work up, build, progress
=> develop
Sense 3
build up, work up, build, ramp up
=> increase
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Sense 2
work up, get up
=> grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
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Sense 4
work out, work up
=> develop, make grow
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