spirit up
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~ infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"
spruce up
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~ dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"
sponge up
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~ absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter"
spit up
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~ discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
split up
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~ separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
stack up
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~ arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"
spice up
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~ add herbs or spices to
spit up
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~ give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"
pass up
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~ fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street"
patch up
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~ come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
pal up
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~ become friends; act friendly towards
own up
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~ admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting"
pen up
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~ confine in a fold, like sheep
pep up
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~ spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
patch up
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~ mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"
pay up
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~ cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"
pass up
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~ refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
pep up
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~ make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"
sign up
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~ engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
shoot up
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~ rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"