8-letter words that end in up
- divvy up — divide, share out
- doped up — If someone is doped up, they are in a state where they cannot think clearly because they are under the influence of drugs.
- dream up — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
- dress-up — being an occasion, situation, etc., for which one must be somewhat formally well-dressed: the first dress-up dance of the season.
- dried-up — depleted of water or moisture; gone dry: a dried-up water hole.
- drink up — finish beverage
- drive-up — serving or accessible to customers who drive up in their cars: a drive-up taco stand; a drive-up window at a bank.
- duked up — dressed up; ornamented; embellished: an old car duked up with leather upholstery and wire wheels.
- dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- earth up — to cover (part of a plant, esp the stem) with soil in order to protect from frost, light, etc
- eaten up — food: finished
- fetch up — to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- fired up — enthusiastic, excited
- flare up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flare-up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- followup — the act of following.
- frame up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- frame-up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- front up — to pay (money) at the beginning of a business arrangement
- grass up — to inform on (someone), esp to the police
- gross up — to increase (net income) to its pretax value
- grown-up — having reached the age of maturity.
- gussy up — to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.
- half-cup — half of a cup, equal to 4 fluid ounces (0.1 liter) or 8 tablespoons.
- hands up — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- heads-up — first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
- hitch up — pull higher; clothing, suspender
- holed up — If you are holed up somewhere, you are hiding or staying there, usually so that other people cannot find or disturb you.
- hurry up — go faster
- hurry-up — characterized by speed or the need for speed; quick: a hurry-up meal; a hurry-up phone call.
- hyped up — intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.
- hyped-up — intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.
- in-group — a narrow exclusive group; clique.
- juice up — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
- keyed up — tense, nervous
- knees-up — a party or lively gathering, usually including dancing.
- knock up — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- light up — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- liven up — make more lively
- louse up — any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- loved-up — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- marry up — to join
- match up — pair
- match-up — a pairing or combining; linkage: a match-up of federal funds with state aid.
- mixed up — completely confused or emotionally unstable: a mixed-up teenager.
- mixed-up — completely confused or emotionally unstable: a mixed-up teenager.
- mount up — accumulate
- northrup — a male given name.
- notch up — make score marks to count