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Definition of Chirk up
1. Verb. Become cheerful.
Exact synonyms: Cheer, Cheer Up
Specialized synonyms: Exuberate, Exult, Jubilate, Rejoice, Triumph, Buoy Up, Lighten, Lighten Up
Generic synonyms: Joy, Rejoice
Derivative terms: Cheer
Antonyms: Complain
Specialized synonyms: Exuberate, Exult, Jubilate, Rejoice, Triumph, Buoy Up, Lighten, Lighten Up
Generic synonyms: Joy, Rejoice
Derivative terms: Cheer
Antonyms: Complain
Definition of Chirk up
1. Verb. (idiomatic intransitive) To become more cheerful, perk up. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chirk Up
Literary usage of Chirk up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Modern English Verb-adverb Combination by Arthur Garfield Kennedy (1920)
"... censure or boast,' brace up 'to show fortitude,' call up (by telephone), chalk
up 'to charge to one's account,' check up, cheer up, chirk up, charge up, ..."
2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1884)
"chirk up an' give us a kiss, an' look at that 'ere sky thar, all pink an' yaller.''
He tried to be cheerful, and comfort her with joking endearments then, ..."
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