to back up
/bæk ˈʌp/
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Sign into support someone or something
Grammatical Information:
transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
back
phrase's particle
up
to get up
/ɡɛt ˈʌp/
to wake up and get out of bed
Grammatical Information:
intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
up
to hook up
/hˈʊk ˈʌp/
to link or connect someone or something to another device or system
Grammatical Information:
ditransitive
to prop up
/pɹˈɑːp ˈʌp/
to provide financial or material support to an organization, system, or person to prevent failure
Grammatical Information:
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
prop
phrase's particle
up
to sit up
/sˈɪt ˈʌp/
to stay awake beyond the usual or expected time
Grammatical Information:
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
sit
phrase's particle
up
to stand up for
/stˈænd ˈʌp fɔːɹ/
to defend or support someone or something
Grammatical Information:
transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stand
phrase's particle
up for
to stay up
/stˈeɪ ˈʌp/
to choose not to go to bed and remain awake
Grammatical Information:
intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stay
phrase's particle
up
to wait up
/wˈeɪt ˈʌp/
to stay awake and wait for someone to come
Grammatical Information:
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
wait
phrase's particle
up
to wake up
/ˈweɪk ˈʌp/
to no longer be asleep
Grammatical Information:
intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
wake
phrase's particle
up
to wire up
/wˈaɪɚɹ ˈʌp/
to connect something to electrical equipment using wires
Grammatical Information:
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
wire
phrase's particle
up
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