8-letter words that end in up
- smash-up — the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- smell up — to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of: I smell something burning.
- snarf up — to eat quickly and voraciously; scarf (often followed by down or up).
- snarl up — To snarl something up means to cause problems which prevent it continuing or making progress.
- sneakeup — a cowardly, underhanded, or sneaky person
- sober up — recover from being drunk
- speak up — talk more loudly
- speed up — an increasing of speed.
- speed-up — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- spice up — make more exciting
- spike up — a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
- split up — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- split-up — the act of splitting.
- stack up — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- stake up — to close up (or in) with a fence of stakes
- stand up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- stand-up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- start up — the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
- start-up — the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
- steam up — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- steep-up — very steep or perpendicular
- stick up — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- stick-up — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- stink up — to cause to stink
- stock up — buy a lot of sth for future use
- stoke up — to feed and tend (a fire, etc) with fuel
- store up — save, keep in reserve
- stuck up — snobbishly conceited.
- stuck-up — snobbishly conceited.
- stump up — pay: cash for sth
- subgroup — a subordinate group; a division of a group.
- sverdrup — Otto Neumann [awt-toh noi-mahn] /ˈɔt toʊ ˈnɔɪ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.
- sweep up — clean with a broom, brush
- swell up — become enlarged
- tense up — person: become anxious
- think up — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- throw up — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- touch up — the act or state of touching; state or fact of being touched.
- touch-up — an act or instance of touching up: Her makeup needed a touch-up.
- trade up — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- trade-up — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- train up — If someone trains you up, they teach you new skills or give you the necessary preparation so that you will reach the standard required for a particular job or activity.
- trump up — Cards. any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit. Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- weigh up — compare
- whitecup — a creeping South American plant, Nierembergia repens, of the nightshade family, having bell-shaped, lilac- or blue-tinged, cream-white flowers.
- whomp up — a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like: He fell with an awful whomp.
- wined up — having drunk enough wine to be intoxicated
- wound up — to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest.
- write up — a written description or account, as in a newspaper or magazine: The play got a terrible write-up.
- write-up — a written description or account, as in a newspaper or magazine: The play got a terrible write-up.