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Work up

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Work up"

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get upverbTo rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
progressnounMovement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
build upverb(intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To accumulate: to increase incrementally or continually.
buildverb(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
amp upverb(transitive) To amplify; to increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc. of (something).
rousenoun(military, British and Canada) The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.
uprouseverb(transitive) To rouse up; rouse from sleep; awake; arouse.
fire upverb(transitive, computing, informal) To launch; to run.
sublevateverb(transitive) To raise up; to elevate.
rub upverb(transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.
arouseverb(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
arearnoun(obsolete) To raise or erect, to set up or stir up.
exciteverb(transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
rev upverb(by extension, transitive) To make (someone or something) more active.
raiseverb(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
advancenounA forward move; improvement or progression.
key upverb(figurative, transitive) To raise the intensity, excitement, tension, etc., of.
excitateverb(obsolete or nonstandard) To excite.
raise upverb(transitive) To raise (put at a higher level)
upraisenoun(archaic) To raise something up; to elevate.

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