spear up
— Verb
– English
～ thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air"
slow up
— Verb
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～ cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
sneak up
— Verb
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～ advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you"
speed up
— Verb
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～ cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"
speed up
— Verb
– English
～ move faster; "The car accelerated"
smash up
— Verb
– English
～ damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
speak up
— Verb
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～ express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting"
soak up
— Verb
– English
～ take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
shape-up
— Noun
– English
～ a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
shake-up
— Noun
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～ the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup"
shoring up
— Noun
– English
～ the act of propping up with shores
shoot-'em-up
— Noun
– English
～ a movie featuring shooting and violence
spiffed up
— Adjective
– English
～ dressed in fancy or formal clothing
slap-up
— Adjective
– English
～ very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"; "we had a grand old time"
slicked up
— Adjective
– English
～ having been made especially tidy; "slicked up for visitors"
stuck-up
— Adjective
– English
～ (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
sunny-side up
— Adjective
– English
～ (eggs) fried on only one side
straight up
— Adjective
– English
～ (of an alcoholic drink) stirred or shaken with ice, but served without it; "I like my martinis straight up"
stopped-up
— Adjective
– English
～ (of a nose) blocked; "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose"