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English Dictionary: work up by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
work up
v
  1. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
    Synonym(s): build up, work up, build, progress
  2. develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"
    Synonym(s): work up, get up
  3. bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
    Synonym(s): build up, work up, build, ramp up
  4. come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"
    Synonym(s): work out, work up
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