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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Up' /

Stopping, Finishing, or Delaying

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to bottle up
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to catch up on
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to finish up
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to give up
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to give up on
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to hang up
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to hold up
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to keep up
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to pull up
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to seize up
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to wind up
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to wrap up
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to yield up
to bottle up
to bottle up
Verb
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/bˈɑːɾəl ˈʌp/
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to suppress emotions, desires, or impulses instead of expressing them

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They are really good at bottling up their true feelings in public.
Don't bottle up your happiness; celebrate your achievements.

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
bottle
phrase's particle
up
to catch up on
to catch up on
Verb
uk flag
/kˈætʃ ˌʌp ˈɑːn/

to complete or do something that one could not do earlier, often because of a busy schedule

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
catch
phrase's particle
up on
to finish up
to finish up
Verb
uk flag
/fˈɪnɪʃ ˈʌp/

to complete a task or activity thoroughly and entirely

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
finish
phrase's particle
up
to give up
to give up
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɪv ʌp/

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

enter

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
up
to give up on
to give up on
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˈɪv ˌʌp ˈɑːn/

to stop believing that something is possible or achievable

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
up on
to hang up
to hang up
Verb
uk flag
/hˈæŋ ˈʌp/

to end a phone call by breaking the connection

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
hang
phrase's particle
up
to hold up
to hold up
Verb
uk flag
/hˈoʊld ˈʌp/

to delay the progress of something

rush

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
hold
phrase's particle
up
to keep up
to keep up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈiːp ˈʌp/

to preserve something at a consistently high standard, price, or level

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Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
keep
phrase's particle
up
to pull up
to pull up
Verb
uk flag
/pˈʊl ˈʌp/

(of a vehicle) to come to a stop

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pull
phrase's particle
up
to seize up
to seize up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈiːz ˈʌp/

(of a machine or system) to stop working because its parts have become stuck or jammed

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Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
seize
phrase's particle
up
to wind up
to wind up
Verb
uk flag
/wˈaɪnd ˈʌp/

to bring something to a conclusion or resolution, often in a way that was unexpected or unplanned

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
wind
phrase's particle
up
to wrap up
to wrap up
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈæp ˈʌp/

to complete a meeting, task, agreement, etc.

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
wrap
phrase's particle
up
to yield up
to yield up
Verb
uk flag
/jˈiːld ˈʌp/

to surrender, typically under pressure or force applied by external factors

Grammatical Information:

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

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