(informal) To become big. / (slang, transitive) To proclaim or exaggerate the importance of; to promote.

(slang, also big ups) Significant respect or acclaim.

plural of big up

(idiomatic, transitive) To talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To talk louder.

(transitive) To ignite. / (intransitive) Of an engine or similar, to start. / (transitive, computing, informal) To launch; to run. / (transitive) To excite; to infuse with energy.

(literally) To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. / To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up). / To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.

(transitive) To close (a building) so that no one can enter. / (transitive) To terminate (a business).

Closed up or off, as in a building that no one is to enter.

(transitive, slang) To take part in sexual acts with. / (transitive, slang) To arouse somebody sexually / (transitive, slang) To make more sexually attractive.

Alternative form of take-up