"whore up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: whores up [present, singular, third-person], whoring up [participle, present], whored up [participle, past], whored up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} whore up (third-person singular simple present whores up, present participle whoring up, simple past and past participle whored up)
  1. (transitive) To force or influence (someone) to be sexually promiscuous or to look like a prostitute. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-whore_up-en-verb-8OAkk7Tl
  2. (intransitive) To make oneself look sexually promiscuous or similar to a prostitute. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-whore_up-en-verb-GzBpsNDc
  3. (transitive) To pimp (someone). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-whore_up-en-verb-nrU-ELMi
  4. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To offer or be willing to change (something) to make it popular in a way that constitutes selling out. Tags: broadly, figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-whore_up-en-verb-W3su~fLx 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: 11 9 3 72 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 12 9 7 63 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 10 5 69 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 5 78 6
  5. (intransitive) To work as a prostitute; to hire a prostitute. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-whore_up-en-verb-5tLmJHO8
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        "To force or influence (someone) to be sexually promiscuous or to look like a prostitute."
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        "(transitive) To force or influence (someone) to be sexually promiscuous or to look like a prostitute."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "To make oneself look sexually promiscuous or similar to a prostitute."
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        "(intransitive) To make oneself look sexually promiscuous or similar to a prostitute."
      ],
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        "To pimp (someone)."
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        "(transitive) To pimp (someone)."
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          "text": "He's whoring up the movie in response to notes from the studio.",
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        "To offer or be willing to change (something) to make it popular in a way that constitutes selling out."
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        "(transitive, figurative, by extension) To offer or be willing to change (something) to make it popular in a way that constitutes selling out."
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        "To work as a prostitute; to hire a prostitute."
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        "(intransitive) To work as a prostitute; to hire a prostitute."
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        "To force or influence (someone) to be sexually promiscuous or to look like a prostitute."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To force or influence (someone) to be sexually promiscuous or to look like a prostitute."
      ],
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        "To make oneself look sexually promiscuous or similar to a prostitute."
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        "(intransitive) To make oneself look sexually promiscuous or similar to a prostitute."
      ],
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        "To pimp (someone)."
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        "(transitive) To pimp (someone)."
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        "To offer or be willing to change (something) to make it popular in a way that constitutes selling out."
      ],
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        "(transitive, figurative, by extension) To offer or be willing to change (something) to make it popular in a way that constitutes selling out."
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To work as a prostitute; to hire a prostitute."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To work as a prostitute; to hire a prostitute."
      ],
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