💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nut up"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gut upverb | (intransitive, slang, chiefly imperative) To show courage and hide one's apprehension. |
| ruck upverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be brave, to show some courage, to keep moving forward in a difficult situation. |
| person upverb | (humorous, nonstandard) To show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up". |
| buck upverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits; to pluck up courage. |
| gather up one's courageverb | Synonym of pluck up one's courage. |
| pluck up one's courageverb | To muster the bravery and will to do something. |
| put on a brave faceverb | (informal, without object) To behave in a brave or stoic manner. |
| screw up one's courageverb | Synonym of pluck up one's courage. |
| macho upverb | (informal) To man up; to act in a tough or assertive way. |
| take one's courage in both handsverb | (idiomatic) To summon up one's courage in readiness for a difficult or dangerous action. |
| grow a pairverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so. |
| sack upverb | (slang, vulgar, intransitive) To force oneself to become more manly; to toughen up or man up. |
| put a brave face onverb | (with object) Behave confidently about (circumstances that are bad). |
| grow some ballsverb | (chiefly US, idiomatic, vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so. |
| brave outverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To tolerate or put up with bravely. |
| turtle upverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To be defensive or hypervigilant; to adopt a defensive posture; to avoid conflict |
| knuckle upverb | (informal, chiefly African-American Vernacular) To clench one's fist(s) as though in preparation for a fight. |
| hang toughverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity. |
| buck up one's ideasverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) to pull one's socks up |
| sprunt upverb | (US, dialect, intransitive) To draw oneself up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up. |
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