Meaning Of The Word Work up

What's the definition of Work up? Find Work up meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Work up Meaning

Work up Definition |
---|
What's The Definition Of Work up?
work up
phrasal verb: If you work up the enthusiasm or courage to do something, you succeed in making yourself feel it. phrasal verb: If you work yourself up, you make yourself feel very upset or angry about something. work up in American English to make one's (or its) way up; advance; rise to move or stir the feelings; excite work up in British English to arouse the feelings of; excite work-up in American English a complete medical study of a patient, including a thorough examination, laboratory tests, a survey of the patient's case history, etc. noun: an undesirable deposit of ink on a surface being printed, caused by the forcing into type-high position of quads or other spacing material |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- Oyster rake ‐ a rake with a long handle and curved teeth for…
- Tartuffe ‐ the title character, a religious hypocrite, of…
- Chrestomathy ‐ a collection of literary passages, for use in…
- Hydra ‐ the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules as one…
- Headiness ‐ the quality or condition of…
- Chucklehead ‐ a stupid person; dolt; noun: a stupid person…
- Outer Mongolia ‐ Mongolia (the…
- Bad conduct discharge ‐ noun: a discharge of a person from military service…
- Unleal ‐ adjective: disloyal; treacherous…
- Batting cage ‐ a screen with three sides and a top, in which…