"goose up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: gooses up [present, singular, third-person], goosing up [participle, present], goosed up [participle, past], goosed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} goose up (third-person singular simple present gooses up, present participle goosing up, simple past and past participle goosed up)
  1. To take steps to make something appear more attractive or compelling.
    Sense id: en-goose_up-en-verb-WvgBBkYt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. To boost or increase something's power (especially an engine).
    Sense id: en-goose_up-en-verb-JTrtsMli
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