"sing up" meaning in English

See sing up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sings up [present, singular, third-person], singing up [participle, present], sang up [past], sung up [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sing<,,sang,sung> up}} sing up (third-person singular simple present sings up, present participle singing up, simple past sang up, past participle sung up)
  1. to sing louder.
    Sense id: en-sing_up-en-verb-ltIX1z2m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 74 26
  2. (music) to sing higher, to sing an ascending scale Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-sing_up-en-verb-5AmOQNtZ Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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