Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

work up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.82 in modern English

Syllables: work up
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise; to excite; to stir up.

verb

verb

To give (a patient) a general medical examination to assess health and fitness.

Transitive verb

verb

To use up (material, etc.).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To set at an irksome or needless task.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"He worked up the public's passions to rage."
"In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness."
"work up a sweat"
"I shall have worked up an appetite with all this heavy work."
""See how it's working up; we shall have thunder and lightning.""
""As evidence of the degraded nature of the prisoner's mind," said Quin. "That's what they call working up a case.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

works up (present, singular) working up (participle, present) worked up (participle, past) worked up (past)

Phrases

work up to

Frequently Paired Words

work up to

Synonyms

rouse animate awaken electrify enflame enkindle enthrill exagitate excite exhilarate exsuscitate fillip

Questions

What does work up mean?: To raise; to excite; to stir up.

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