(Britain, intransitive) To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed. / To completely remove spilled liquid or solids, typically by hand using a dishcloth.

simple past tense and past participle of one-up

(slang) (of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife

plural of up bow

(music) movement from the tip to the frog on the bow of a stringed instrument

(transitive) To approach.

(intransitive) To approach or move toward a target little by little, or furtively.

(transitive) To cause to gain weight by means of feeding. / (intransitive) To become fat or fatter by gaining weight. / (transitive, figuratively) To make bigger; to expand.

(intransitive) To flare; to become inflamed. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To suddenly become extremely angry.

present participle of staff up