The Modern English Verb Adverb Combination PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...sense of elevation or upward motion this is the most common and most active combining function of the particle. Hence the following list cannot be regarded as complete since up can be used in the perfective sense with almost any descriptive verb. The most common combinations are: ball up 'to confuse, ' bang up 'to batter up, ' batter up, beat up, black up, blister up, botch up, brighten up, bruise up, brush up, build up (a residence district), bung up (in the phrase all bunged up), cake up, carve up, char up, clean up, clear up, clog up, cloud up, clutter up, color up 'to blush, ' cook up, cram up (for an examination), cripple up, curl up (sometimes literally), daub up, dent up, do up 'to wash and iron clothes, ' also 'to exhaust a person, ' dress up, dust up, fatten up, fit up, fix up 'to adorn, ' flesh up 'to put on flesh, ' flush up, fluster up, freeze up (but thaw out), freshen up, fuss up 'to dress with care, ' grease up, gum up, harness up, hash up, heat up (but cool off), hitch up, jam up, jumble up, kink up, level tip, light up, limber up, litter up, loosen up, mar up, mark up, mash up, mess up, mix up, muddy up, muddle up, muss up, nick up, paste up, peck up, peel up, plow up (a field), polish up, post up 'tobecome familiar with a subject, ' powder up, read up, rest up, ripen up, roil up, rub up, rust up, scratch up, scuff up, shape up, shine up, skin up, slash up, slick up, slosh up, smear up, smell up, smoke up, smooth up, snarl up, sober up, spatter up, splash up, splinter up, sport up 'to dress up, ' spot up, spruce up 'to dress up, ' squash up, starch up, steam up, 'to cover with steam, ' stick up, stove up (participle), streak up, stuff up, tangle up, tank up 'to drink heavily, ' thicken up, tidy up, tighten up, tog up 'to