WORK UP

• (verb) develop

  "we worked up an as of an appetite"

  synonyms : get up

• (verb) come up with

  "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea", "We worked up an ad for our client"

  synonyms : work out

• (verb) form or accumulate steadily

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

  synonyms : build , build up , progress

• (verb) bolster or strengthen

  "We worked up courage", "build up confidence", "ramp up security in the airports"

  synonyms : build , build up , ramp up

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