goose up in English

Forms: gooses up [present, singular, third-person], goosing up [participle, present], goosed up [participle, past], goosed up [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} goose up (third-person singular simple present gooses up, present participle goosing up, simple past and past participle goosed up)

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      "form": "gooses up",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "goosed up",
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        "To take steps to make something appear more attractive or compelling."
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        "To boost or increase something's power (especially an engine)."
      ],
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          "boost",
          "boost"
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        [
          "increase",
          "increase"
        ]
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    }
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        "To take steps to make something appear more attractive or compelling."
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          "attractive"
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          "increase"
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"goose up" meaning in English

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