Phrase guide

gee up

intj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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intj

Meaning 1

move on!, go faster!

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: directed at a horse

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verb

Meaning 2

To encourage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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verb

Meaning 3

To excite in order to try to achieve a desired result.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • "US fund manager Eric Knight has a fearful reputation as a shareholder activist, geeing up underperforming managements at Royal Dutch Shell and Suez." – HSBC: activist pounces, The Week, 15 September 2007, 631, 43.

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