"change up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: changes up [present, singular, third-person], changing up [participle, present], changed up [participle, past], changed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} change up (third-person singular simple present changes up, present participle changing up, simple past and past participle changed up)
  1. (intransitive, baseball) To throw a pitch at a much slower than expected speed. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-change_up-en-verb-U~7lT2wX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 7 39 11 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (intransitive) To confuse someone by doing something unexpected or in an unexpected way. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-change_up-en-verb-31W9M1fy
  3. (transitive, informal) To vary. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-change_up-en-verb-TJ0c5Rq6 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 7 39 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 28 9 38 26
  4. To change to a higher gear in a vehicle. Synonyms: upshift
    Sense id: en-change_up-en-verb-17QCmWl9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 7 39 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: change-up [noun]

Inflected forms

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