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Increasing or Decreasing

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to build up
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to bump up
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to creep up
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to ease up
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to flare up
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to go up
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to hurry up
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to kick up
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to let up
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to pick up
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to pile up
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to pump up
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to push up
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to rev up
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to run up
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to send up
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to shoot up
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to slow up
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to speed up
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to step up
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to turn up
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to scale up
to build up
to build up
Verb
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/bˈɪld ˈʌp/
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to become more powerful, intense, or larger in quantity

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As the tension builds up, everyone anticipates the final match.
Confidence tends to build up when you achieve small goals.

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
build
phrase's particle
up
to bump up
to bump up
Verb
uk flag
/bˈʌmp ˈʌp/

to increase something, such as a quantity, level, or value

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
bump
phrase's particle
up
to creep up
to creep up
Verb
uk flag
/kɹˈiːp ˈʌp/

to gradually add to the amount, number, price, etc. of something

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
creep
phrase's particle
up
to ease up
to ease up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈiːz ˈʌp/

to reduce pressure, intensity, or pace of something to make someone feel more at ease

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
ease
phrase's particle
up
to flare up
to flare up
Verb
uk flag
/flˈɛɹ ˈʌp/

to suddenly become more intense, especially in terms of a situation or conflict

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
flare
phrase's particle
up
to go up
to go up
Verb
uk flag
/ɡoʊ ˈʌp/

to increase in value, extent, amount, etc.

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
up
to hurry up
to hurry up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈhɝi ˈʌp/

to act more quickly because there is not much time

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hurry
phrase's particle
up
to kick up
to kick up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɪk ˈʌp/

to increase the price of something

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phrase's verb
kick
phrase's particle
up
to let up
to let up
Verb
uk flag
/lˈɛt ˈʌp/

to become less intense or strong

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
let
phrase's particle
up
to pick up
to pick up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈpɪk ˈʌp/

to experience a positive rise in something

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
up
to pile up
to pile up
Verb
uk flag
/pˈaɪl ˈʌp/

to increase in amount or quantity over time

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pile
phrase's particle
up
to pump up
to pump up
Verb
uk flag
/pˈʌmp ˈʌp/

to increase or enhance something

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pump
phrase's particle
up
to push up
to push up
Verb
uk flag
/pˈʊʃ ˈʌp/

to cause an increase in the amount, number, or value of something

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
push
phrase's particle
up
to rev up
to rev up
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈɛv ˈʌp/

to increase the speed of an engine

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
rev
phrase's particle
up
to run up
to run up
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈʌn ˈʌp/

to cause the cost or value of something to increase

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
run
phrase's particle
up
to send up
to send up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛnd ˈʌp/

to cause the value or price of something to rise

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
send
phrase's particle
up
to shoot up
to shoot up
Verb
uk flag
/ʃˈuːt ˈʌp/

(of an amount or price) to increase rapidly

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
shoot
phrase's particle
up
to slow up
to slow up
Verb
uk flag
/slˈoʊ ˈʌp/

to decrease in speed or pace

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
slow
phrase's particle
up
to speed up
to speed up
Verb
uk flag
/spˈiːd ˈʌp/

to become faster

decelerate

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
speed
phrase's particle
up
to step up
to step up
Verb
uk flag
/stˈɛp ˈʌp/

to increase the size, amount, intensity, speed, etc. of something

de-escalate

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
step
phrase's particle
up
to turn up
to turn up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈtɝn ˈʌp/

to turn a switch on a device so that it makes more sound, heat, etc.

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
up
to scale up
to scale up
Verb
uk flag
/skˈeɪl ˈʌp/

to cause an increase in the amount, size, or significance of something

scale down

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
scale
phrase's particle
up

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