| BACKUP | • backup n. A reserve or substitute. • backup n. (Computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover… • backup n. An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or… |
| COCKUP | • cockup n. Alternative spelling of cock-up. • cockup n. (Archaic) A hat or cap worn turned up in front. • cockup n. A large edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer). |
| FUCKUP | • fuckup n. (Vulgar) A serious mistake. • fuckup n. (Vulgar, derogatory) One who continually makes mistakes. • fuckup n. (Vulgar, derogatory) An ineffective person; a person who fucks up a lot. |
| HOOKUP | • hookup n. (Sometimes attributive) A connection. • hookup n. (Slang) A brief sexual relationship or encounter. • hookup n. (Slang) A sexual partner. |
| KICKUP | • kickup n. (Uncountable) Material thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle. • kickup n. (Countable) A controlled kick that sends a ball upwards. • kickup n. (Countable, dated) A disturbance. |
| LINKUP | • linkup n. A connection. • linkup n. The act of connecting. • linkup n. (Climbing) enchainment. |
| LOCKUP | • lockup n. (Slang) A jail cell, or a period of incarceration. • lockup n. (UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage. • lockup n. (Mechanical engineering) A condition in which one or more of a vehicle’s wheels suddenly cease to rotate… |
| LOOKUP | • lookup n. An attempt to retrieve data. • lookup n. The process of locating a term in a reference work. • lookup v. Misspelling of look up. |
| MARKUP | • markup n. The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price. • markup n. An increase in price. • markup n. (Computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document… |
| MOCKUP | • mockup n. Alternative spelling of mock-up. • mock-up n. A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration… • mock-up n. A prototype, usually low-fidelity, such as paper illustrations, screenshots, or simple configurations… |
| PICKUP | • pickup n. An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player. • pickup n. (US, Canada) A pickup truck. • pickup n. (Usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players. |
| WALKUP | • walkup n. Alternative form of walk-up. • Walkup prop.n. A surname. • walk-up adj. (Of an apartment etc) Reached by stairs rather than an elevator. |
| WORKUP | • workup n. (Countable, medicine) A general medical examination to assess a person’s health and fitness. • workup n. (Chemistry) All the additional procedures and reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction… • workup n. (Military) A period of training or preparation, typically for a specific operation. |
| BREAKUP | • breakup n. The act of breaking up; disintegration or division. • breakup n. The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship. • breakup n. A loss of emotional control; a breakdown. |
| CHECKUP | • checkup n. A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like. • checkup n. A routine inspection. • check-up n. (Often used attributively) Alternative form of checkup. |
| CRACKUP | • crackup n. A crash or wreck, generally involving a car or airplane. • crack-up n. Alternative spelling of crackup. • crack␣up v. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To laugh heartily. |
| STACKUP | • stackup n. (Engineering) A diagram used to calculate the effects of accumulated variation in dimensions and tolerances. • stack␣up v. (Transitive) To put into a stack. • stack␣up v. (Intransitive) to pile up; to accumulate. |
| STICKUP | • stickup n. A robbery at gunpoint. • stickup n. A small-diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as… • stick␣up v. (Transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, up. To put or post up by sticking. |