let up
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~ become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
kink up
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~ curl tightly; "crimp hair"
raise up
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~ change the arrangement or position of
rack up
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~ supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
rachet up
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~ move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"
rake up
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~ bring to light; "He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor"
rack up
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~ gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
rack up
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~ place in a rack; "rack pool balls"
ramp up
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~ bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
rack up
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~ defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
queue up
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~ form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"
ice up
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~ become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane"
hype up
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~ get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie"
pick up
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~ gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
pile up
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~ get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
pick up
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~ give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
perk up
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~ cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
pick up
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~ get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"