couple up
— Verb
– English
~ link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
cook up
— Verb
– English
~ concoct something artificial or untrue
coop up
— Verb
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~ confine in or as if in a coop; "she coops herself up in the library all day"
cotton up
— Verb
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~ ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"
cork up
— Verb
– English
~ close a bottle with a cork
crock up
— Verb
– English
~ suffer a nervous breakdown
cover up
— Verb
– English
~ hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"
creep up
— Verb
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~ advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you"
crank up
— Verb
– English
~ start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
crack up
— Verb
– English
~ suffer a nervous breakdown
cough up
— Verb
– English
~ give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"
sum-up
— Noun
– English
~ a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
summing up
— Noun
– English
~ a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
take-up
— Noun
– English
~ any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom); "a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool"
take-up
— Noun
– English
~ the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in