work up Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb form or accumulate steadily
   build up; progress; build.
   
   • Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
   • Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
2. verb develop
   get up.
   
   • we worked up an as of an appetite
3. verb bolster or strengthen
   build up; build; ramp up.
   
   • We worked up courage
   • build up confidence
   • ramp up security in the airports
4. verb come up with
   work out.
   
   • His colleagues worked out his interesting idea
   • We worked up an ad for our client

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