Act up Moderate

Act up has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way

"The children acted up when they were not bored"

act up carry on

make itself felt as a recurring pain

"My arthritis is acting up again"

act up

To misbehave; to cause trouble.

See Also

appointment senior superior trouble act up to deputise misbehave acts up

Related Terms

appointment senior superior trouble act up to deputise misbehave acts up acting up throw tantrum

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

misbehave ache

Rhyming Words

2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up

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