Phrasal Verbs Using 'Up' - Giving or Gathering

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to cough up [verb]

to reluctantly provide or surrender something, often money or information

Ex: When the bill arrived , he had to cough up more money than he had anticipated .

to double up [verb]

to share or occupy the same space or accommodation with another person, often due to limited resources

Ex: In college dormitories , students often have to double up in rooms during peak enrollment periods .

to fix up [verb]

to provide someone with something such as a service or an opportunity

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to gather up [verb]

to collect various things or people that are spread out for a specific purpose

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to hoard up [verb]

to collect and store a large quantity of something, often valuable or useful items

Ex: He had a tendency to hoard up old newspapers and magazines in his attic .

to hook up [verb]

to provide someone with something

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to pack up [verb]

to put things into containers or bags in order to transport or store them

Ex: Can you help me pack up these files into boxes ?

to pick up [verb]

to retrieve an item from a location where it was left

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to round up [verb]

to gather people or things, often to organize or deal with them

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to save up [verb]

to set money or resources aside for future use

Ex: She 's been saving up her spare time to work on a personal project .

to serve up [verb]

to offer something, typically food or drink, to someone

Ex: She served up a selection of fine wines with dinner .

to stock up [verb]

to gather something in large amounts to keep for future use, sale, or for a particular occasion

Ex: Investors stocked up on promising stocks hoping their value would increase .

to shade up [verb]

(of animals) to seek a sheltered area to avoid direct exposure to the sun

Ex: As the sun reached its peak , the cows instinctively began to shade up under the large oak trees in the pasture .

to fork up [verb]

to reluctantly provide something, often under pressure or obligation

Ex: With the deadline looming , she realized she had no choice but to fork up the overdue rent payment to avoid eviction .

Phrasal Verbs Using 'Up'
Interacting or Documenting	Increasing or Decreasing	Causing or Expressing a Feeling	Creating or Making
Moving or Positioning	Stopping, Finishing, or Delaying	Cleaning or Separating	Giving or Gathering
Improving or Strengthening	Messing Things or Causing Problems	Harming, Criticizing, or Stealing	Starting or Emerging
Adding or Filling	Paying, Assessing, or Checking	Facing, Allowing, or Restricting	Sleeping, Protecting, or Connecting
Styling, Barfing, or Discovering	Becoming	Consuming or Cutting	Reaching or Elevating
Securing, Confining, or Hiding	Others