present participle of colour up

present participle of black up

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of black up

plural of booze-up

plural of cook-up

To confront an unpleasant situation

To become creased. / (informal) To laugh (or make someone laugh) uncontrollably.

(idiomatic) To move slightly (sideways), in order to make room for someone; for example to move in a bed to make room for someone else to lie, or to move sideways on on a seat so as to allow someone room to sit and share that same seat.

To telephone, to call on the telephone. / To connect a computer to a modem. / To increase the level (of something) by turning a dial, or (figuratively) as if by turning a dial.

(slang, transitive) to ruin / (slang, intransitive) to become ruined