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
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~ take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
tying up
— Noun
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~ the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
tune-up
— Noun
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~ adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance
tune-up
— Noun
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~ exercising in preparation for strenuous activity
up-to-dateness
— Noun
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~ the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term"
up-bow
— Noun
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~ an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow
up quark
— Noun
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~ a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron
up-tick
— Noun
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~ a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity"
trip-up
— Noun
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~ an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
even up
— Verb
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~ even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing
even up
— Verb
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~ adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
puff up
— Verb
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~ to swell or cause to enlarge; "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"
puff up
— Verb
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~ make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
psych up
— Verb
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~ get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie"
put up
— Verb
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~ put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
pull up
— Verb
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~ come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
pull up
— Verb
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~ straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"
put up
— Verb
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~ construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
pull up
— Verb
– English
~ remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"