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act up

/ act up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make itself felt as a recurring pain
"My arthritis is acting up again"
Type of:
ache smart hurt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s INFINITIVE
verb Sense 2
misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
"The children acted up when they were not bored"
Type of:
misbehave misconduct misdemean
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
34%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

ache smart hurt misbehave misconduct misdemean