stop up

phrasal verb

stopped up; stopping up; stops up

British, informal

: to stay up at night

She stopped up late last night.

Examples of stop up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hope now is that the major democracies of Europe and Asia—France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom—will stop up the power vacuum Trump is creating and keep China out of it. —Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025

It’s hoped that the return of Notre-Dame will stop up Macron’s own plummeting approval ratings during this tense political period. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2024

While the occasional clog is to be expected, a toilet that gets stopped up at least once a month may need to be replaced. —Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024

And in too many games, the Giants have gotten stopped up by opposing starting pitchers. —Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 15 July 2024

Between the jet lag and the terrible English food, everyone is stopped up. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024

But experts told me that temporarily stopping up the fallopian tubes is simply harder. —Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024

In case of any errors during setup, make sure your kit comes with plugsto stop up holes made by mistake. —Laura Duerr, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023

The 1-Up rack can accommodate many wheel sizes by moving the wheel stop up or down the arms. —Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023

Rhymes for stop up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup