Work up has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
form or accumulate steadily
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"
"Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
2
develop
"we worked up an as of an appetite"
3
bolster or strengthen
"We worked up courage"
"build up confidence"
"ramp up security in the airports"
4
come up with
"His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"
"We worked up an ad for our client"
5
To raise; to excite; to stir up.
Example Sentences
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"
verb
"Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
verb
"we worked up an as of an appetite"
verb
"We worked up courage"
verb
"build up confidence"
verb
"ramp up security in the airports"
verb
"His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"
verb
"We worked up an ad for our client"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)