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COTTON UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

Example:

She is playing up to the chairman

Synonyms:

cotton up; cozy up; play up; shine up; sidle up; suck up

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

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

ingratiate (gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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