simple past tense and past participle of sex up

To plump up / (idiomatic) to make a gaffe or blunder. Euphemism for fuck up.

(transitive) To recharge, to give electrical power to something. / (idiomatic) To motivate, to instill someone with determination.

To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it. / (transitive, informal) To make more exotic, fun or extravagant.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spruce up

simple past tense and past participle of spruce up

To make plumper / To shake or arrange (a pillow etc) so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed

(transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten. / (intransitive) To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood. / (intransitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.

(transitive, nautical) To loosen, slacken, or ease off.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of run up