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WORK UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Develop
Example:
we worked up an as of an appetite
Synonyms:
get up; work up
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...):
acquire; develop; get; grow; produce (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Come up with
Example:
We worked up an ad for our client
Synonyms:
work out; work up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...):
develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development)
Verb group:
elaborate; work out (work out in detail)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Form or accumulate steadily
Example:
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Synonyms:
build; build up; progress; work up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...):
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
Verb group:
build (develop and grow)
build; build up; ramp up; work up (bolster or strengthen)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 4
Meaning:
Bolster or strengthen
Example:
ramp up security in the airports
Synonyms:
build; build up; ramp up; work up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Verb group:
build; build up; progress; work up (form or accumulate steadily)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
