man up (English, verb)
expansion: man up (third-person singular simple present mans up, present participle manning up, simple past and past participle manned up)
Senses:
glosses: To be brave or tough enough to deal with something in a manner that is considered strong or manly. (Compare man (“brace oneself, steel oneself”))
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: (Of personnel) to assemble, each person manning (attending to) his station, prepared for the departure of an aircraft, ship, etc. (Compare man (“supply with staff; take up position to operate”).)
glosses: To staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions. (Compare man (“supply with staff”).)
raw_tags: of other personnel
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To vigorously guard the opponent to whom one is assigned.
Forms:
form: mans up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: manning up
tags: participle
present
form: manned up
tags: participle
past
form: manned up
tags: past