work_up

Words with a similar base: work_up

'work_up'

[build_up.v.02] as in: form or accumulate steadily

Examples:
Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border

'work_up'

[work_up.v.02] as in: develop

Examples:
we worked up an as of an appetite

'work_up'

[build_up.v.04] as in: bolster or strengthen

Examples:
We worked up courage
build up confidence
ramp up security in the airports

'work_up'

[work_out.v.01] as in: come up with

Examples:
His colleagues worked out his interesting idea
We worked up an ad for our client

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