compound verbs 11

Break up

• End a relationship or separate
• Divide a chocolate bar into pieces
• Smashing a guitar on stage for dramatic effect

Come up

• Arise or happen
• Rise from the ground like a helium balloon
• Create a clever excuse

Cut off

• Disconnect or isolate
• Trim a slice of cake
• Remove a person's limbs

Figure out

• Solve or understand
• Arrange a puzzle in a logical order
• Discover the meaning of life

Get up

• Rise or stand from a sitting or lying position
• Receive a gift unexpectedly
• Dress in an extravagant or unusual manner

Give up

• Stop trying or surrender
• Offer a present willingly
• Hand over possession of something

Hold on

• Wait or remain in a position
• Cling tightly to an object
• Maintain a firm grip on a concept

Keep on

• Continue or persist
• Store an item for safekeeping
• Maintain ownership of something

Look up

• Search for information or locate
• Gaze at the sky
• Inspect a tall building from the bottom up

Make up

• Invent or create
• Apply cosmetics to enhance appearance
• Compose a fictional story