SHINE UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shine up mean? 

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

1. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHINE UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

cotton up; cozy up; play up; shine up; sidle up; suck up

Context example:

She is playing up to the chairman

Hypernyms (to "shine up" is one way to...):

ingratiate (gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

His hand went out to mine, and as I shook it heartily I could have sworn I saw the mocking devil shine up for a moment in his eyes.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)