sit up
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～ not go to bed; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"
shut up
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～ cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
shut up
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～ place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
smarten up
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～ dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"
sop up
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～ take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
snatch up
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～ to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
smell up
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～ cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
soup up
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～ make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"
soar up
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～ rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"
snap up
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～ get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
speak up
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～ speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"
soak up
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～ devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
sop up
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～ take up as if with a sponge
slow up
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～ become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
slip up
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～ make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name"
smarten up
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～ make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
snarl up
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～ make more complicated or confused through entanglements
sober up
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～ become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"
sober up
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～ become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"
slow up
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～ lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"