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SOBER UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
Example:
Keep him in bed until he sobers up
Synonyms:
sober; sober up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "sober up" is one way to...):
become; get; go (enter or assume a certain state or condition)
"Sober up" entails doing...:
booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Become more realistic
Example:
After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
Synonyms:
sober; sober up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "sober up" is one way to...):
become; get; go (enter or assume a certain state or condition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
