JOLLY UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jolly up mean? 

• JOLLY UP (verb)
  The verb JOLLY UP has 1 sense:

1. cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful

  Familiarity information: JOLLY UP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JOLLY UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

cheer; cheer up; jolly along; jolly up

Context example:

She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee

Cause:

cheer; cheer up; chirk up (become cheerful)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jolly up"):

amuse (make (somebody) laugh)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The good news will jolly up her