Phrasal Verb


A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.


Phrasal Verb:
tuck something up

Meaning:
to raise up some part of one's clothing and attach it temporarily.

Example:
She tucked her skirt up and waded through the flooded basement.


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A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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