"thicken up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: thickens up [present, singular, third-person], thickening up [participle, present], thickened up [participle, past], thickened up [past]
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  1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) thick (either in width or in viscosity). Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive
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