Phrase guide

cake up

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To form (something) or for (something) to be formed into cakes (a block of any of various dense materials).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • He caked up the dirt.
  • The concrete then cakes up through natural processes.

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cake entirely (of blood or other liquid, to dry out and become hard).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • All the blood had caked up.
  • An hour of drying out caked up the blood puddle.

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Antonyms: none provided

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