to brisk up
- phrasal verb
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- Business tends to brisk up during the holiday season.
Examples
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Sales brisked up once the new advertisement was launched.
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The coach hoped the team would brisk up after halftime.
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Let's brisk up the meeting!
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She always brisk ups her workouts in the winter.
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The children began to brisk up when they heard the music play.
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As the sun rose, the town started to brisk up with activity.
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The manager encouraged everyone to brisk up before the big event.
Synonyms
637
1.0
To move or act more quickly to avoid being late
66
3.9
To make or become more active and interesting
39
3.8
To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production
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4.0
To move or work faster
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3.1
Become more lively and cheerful after feeling tired or sad
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5.5
Move quickly when someone tells you to hurry
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4.1
Make someone or something more lively and interesting
2
5.4
To make a person or thing more lively
1
4.6
To make something faster or more active
1
4.2
To move quickly and with energy or become more active
1
7.7
To become more active or exciting in a situation
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to become more lively or energetic' is directly derivable from combining 'brisk' (energetic, quick) with the particle 'up' (indicating increase or intensification). This verb+up composition is a common, cross-linguistically transparent pattern so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE’s meaning.
Etymology
The phrasal verb brisk up comes from the picture of someone who straightens and suddenly moves with quick, lively steps. Brisk means lively and up shows an increase, so brisk up means 'become more active or energetic'.