well up
/W EH1 L AH1 P/verb
- 1
(intransitive) To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.
- 2
(figurative, by extension, chiefly of an emotion) To accumulate within one, to the point of overwhelming one.
adjective
- 1
(colloquial) Well versed; well acquainted (in or on).
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