work up

Verb
  1. Form or accumulate steadily (synset 200253876)
    "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
    is a type of: develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
    same as: build, build up, progress
    verb group:
  2. Develop (synset 200096402)
    "we worked up an as of an appetite"
    is a type of: acquire, develop, get, grow, produce - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
    same as: get up
  3. Bolster or strengthen (synset 200254163)
    "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
    is a type of: increase - make bigger or more
    same as: build, build up, ramp up
    verb group: build, build up, progress, work up - form or accumulate steadily
  4. Come up with (synset 200252156)
    "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"
    is a type of: develop, make grow - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
    same as: work out
    verb group: elaborate, work out - work out in detail

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