7-letter words that end in up
- grownup — a mature, fully grown person; adult.
- grub up — If you grub up trees or plants, or grub them out, you dig them out of the ground, usually because they are no longer wanted.
- hack up — (jargon) To hack, but generally implies that the result is a quick hack. Contrast this with hack on. To "hack up on" implies a quick-and-dirty modification to an existing system. Contrast hacked up; compare kluge up, monkey up, cruft together.
- hand up — to present (an indictment) to a court
- hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
- hang-up — a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; complex: His hang-up is trying to outdo his brother.
- hard up — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- haul up — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
- have up — to cause to appear for trial
- head up — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- heal up — When an injury heals up, it becomes completely healthy again.
- heat up — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- high up — in a high place
- high-up — holding a high position or rank.
- hike up — raise or lift quickly
- hold up — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold-up — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hole up — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- hook up — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- hook-up — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- hung up — Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.
- hung-up — beset with psychological problems.
- hunt up — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- hush up — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- hype up — to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- ingroup — (systematics) In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
- jack up — an increase or rise: a recent jack-up in prices.
- jack-up — any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.
- jazz up — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- join up — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- jump-up — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- keep up — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- ketchup — a condiment consisting of puréed tomatoes, onions, vinegar, sugar, spices, etc.
- kick up — Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ˈkɪpˌʌp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.
- kick-up — a violent disturbance or argument.
- kingcup — any of various common buttercups, as Ranunculus bulbosus, having bright-yellow flowers.
- lace up — anything that laces up, especially a boot with shoelaces that lace up from the vamp to the top of the boot.
- lace-up — anything that laces up, especially a boot with shoelaces that lace up from the vamp to the top of the boot.
- laid up — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- land up — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
- lash-up — a hastily made or arranged device, organization, etc.
- lead-up — something that provides an approach to or preparation for an event or situation.
- lick up — to consume as by licking or lapping
- lift up — raise
- line up — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- line-up — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- link up — connect
- live up — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- load up — charge, fill
- lock up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.