Phrasal verbs with up Flashcards
(26 cards)
Build up
(Transitive) Make healthy : to make someone well and strong again, especially after an illness
Liven up
(Transitive) to become more exciting, or to make an event become more exciting
Shoot up
to increase very quickly and suddenly
Lock up
(Transitive) to put someone in prison
Use up
(Transitive) to use all of something
Catch up
to improve and reach the same standard as other people in your class, group etc
Bring up
to look after and influence a child until he or she is grown up (SYN raise)
Blow up
(Transitive) to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion
Wash up
to wash plates, dishes, knives etc → washing-up
Pull up
to stop the vehicle that you are driving
Polish up
to improve a skill or an ability by practising it
Fold up
(Transitive) to bend a piece of paper, cloth etc by laying or pressing one part over another
Hold up
to rob or try to rob a place or person by using violence
Stir up
(Transitive) to deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people
Break up
to make people leave a place where they have been meeting or protesting
Pile up
to increase in quantity or amount, in a way that is difficult to manage
Mist up
if a piece of glass mists up, or if something mists it up, it becomes covered with very small drops of water so that you cannot see through it
Stay up
to not go to bed at the time you would normally go to bed
Bottle up
to deliberately not allow yourself to show a strong feeling or emotion
Own up
to admit that you have done something wrong, especially something that is not serious
Beat up
(Transitive) to hurt someone badly by hitting them
Crop up
if a problem crops up, it happens or appears suddenly and in an unexpected way (SYN arise)
Freshen up
( Transitive) to wash your hands and face in order to feel clean and comfortable
Brush up
to practise and improve your skills or your knowledge of something that you learned in the past
