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key up
verb as in actuate
verb as in goad
verb as in incite
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verb as in kindle
verb as in push
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verb as in rouse
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verb as in spur
verb as in stimulate
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verb as in thrill
verb as in upset
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Example Sentences
Sergeant Walpole saw his hand flicking a key up and down in the faint light of radio bulbs.
Lock the door, Carey, and hang the key up in plain sight by the window there.
After he'd got into the room he'd put the key up, wouldn't he?
The effect of that always is to awaken to new alertness and vigor every mental power, as well as to key up every moral resolve.
"Mrs. Packard took the key up to her room," I explained, thinking that some sort of explanation was in order.
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On this page you'll find 643 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to key up, such as: activate, animate, arouse, cause, drive, and energize.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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