"prep up" meaning in English

See prep up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preps up [present, singular, third-person], prepping up [participle, present], prepped up [participle, past], prepped up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} prep up (third-person singular simple present preps up, present participle prepping up, simple past and past participle prepped up)
  1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To prepare something. Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I need to prep up for the surgery.",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "Can you prep up the next client?",
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