Clear up
clear up & clears up clearing up cleared up cleared up
1. clear up p.v. When a problem, misunderstanding, or disease goes away, itclears up.
The misunderstandingcleared up right away after we talked about it.
My rash isclearing up by itself. I don't need to go to the doctor.
cleared up part.adj. After a problem, misunderstanding, or disease goes away, it iscleared up.
/ feel great. My sinus infection is allcleared up.
Everything's okay. It was a big misunderstanding, but it'scleared up now.
2. clear... up p.v. When you do something to solve a problem or misunderstanding or do something to cure a disease, youclear itup.
Everyone was confused about the new policy, so a memo was issued thatclearedeverythingup.
The medicine Dr. Smith gave mecleared the infectionup.
3. clear up p.v. When clouds in the sky go away, the weatherclears up.
Unless itclears up, we'll have to cancel the picnic.
It was a beautiful day after the skycleared up.
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1. count... up p.v. When you count all of something to see how many of them there are, youcount themup.
Count the moneyup and tell me what the total is.
Counting up the yes and no votes is going to take a long time.
Eat up
eat up & eats up eating up ate up eaten up
1. eat... up p.v. When youeat foodup, you eat all of it.
There's no more pizza; Davidate it allup.Don'teat up the cake before your father gets a piece.
2. eat... up p.v. When somethingeats up something else, such as money or time, it uses all of it.
I'm broke. Fixing my car last weekate up my entire paycheck.
I don't want to go shopping with you. It'lleat up the whole day.
Heat up
heat up & heats up heating up heated up heated up
1. heat ...up p.v. When something or someone makes something hotter, they heat it up.
Waiter, this soup is cold. Would youheat itup for me?
Sometimes the sunheats up the desert to 120 degrees.
heated up part.adj. After something or someone makes something hotter, it isheated up.
Don't give the baby that cold bottle; give her thisheated up one.
The spaghetti has been in the microwave for five minutes, so I'm sure it'sheated upby now.
Pay up
pay up & pays up paying up paid up paid up
1. pay up p.v. When youpay up, you pay all the money you owe to a person, bank, and so on, usually as a result of pressure to pay the money.
A guy from the collection agency called and told me I'd betterpay up.
I wasn't surprised when the insurance company refused topay up.
paid up part.adj. After you arepaid up, you have paid all the money you owe to a person, bank, and so on.
/ told the bill collector that he had made a mistake. I'm altpaid up.
Betty's VISA card ispaid up, so there won't be any finance charge next month.