WORK UP

Pronunciation (US):

• WORK UP (verb)
  The verb WORK UP has 4 senses:

1. form or accumulate steadily
2. develop
3. bolster or strengthen
4. come up with

  Familiarity information: WORK UP used as a verb is uncommon.

• WORK UP (verb)

Meaning:

Form or accumulate steadily

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

work up; build; build up; progress

Context examples:

Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly / Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border

Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...):

develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Meaning:

Develop

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

work up; get up

Context example:

we worked up an as of an appetite

Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...):

acquire; develop; get; grow; produce (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Bolster or strengthen

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

ramp up; work up; build up; build

Context examples:

We worked up courage / build up confidence / ramp up security in the airports

Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...):

increase (make bigger or more)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Come up with

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

work out; work up

Context examples:

His colleagues worked out his interesting idea / We worked up an ad for our client

Hypernyms (to "work up" is one way to...):

develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something