key up (English, verb)
expansion: key up (third-person singular simple present keys up, present participle keying up, simple past and past participle keyed up)
Senses:
topics: architecture
glosses: To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
tags: transitive
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: To raise the pitch of.
tags: transitive
glosses: To produce nervous tension in (someone).
tags: figuratively
transitive
glosses: To raise the intensity, excitement, tension, etc., of.
tags: figuratively
transitive
Forms:
form: keys up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: keying up
tags: participle
present
form: keyed up
tags: participle
past
form: keyed up
tags: past