Crip Up

Pronunciation: /krɪp ʌp/

Definitions of crip up

verb To become impaired or disabled, especially gradually or over time.

Example Sentences

A1 I crip up when I try to run too fast.

A2 She crip up the stairs because of her injured ankle.

B1 The old car crip up the hill slowly.

B2 The weeds crip up through the cracks in the pavement.

C1 The corruption scandal began to crip up within the government.

C2 The tension between the two countries continued to crip up as negotiations stalled.

Examples of crip up in a Sentence

formal As winter approaches, the chances of flu cases starting to crip up are higher.

informal I can feel a headache crip up on me after staring at the computer screen for too long.

slang I hate it when my old knee injury starts to crip up on me during a workout.

figurative The tension between the two countries continues to crip up, leading to concerns of a potential conflict.

Grammatical Forms of crip up

• past tense: cripped up
• plural: crip up
• comparative: more crip up
• superlative: most crip up
• present tense: crip up
• future tense: will crip up
• perfect tense: have crip up
• continuous tense: is criping up
• singular: crips up
• positive degree: crip up
• infinitive: to crip up
• gerund: cripping up
• participle: cripped up

Origin and Evolution of crip up

First Known Use: 1800 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'crip up' is believed to have originated as a slang term in the English language.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe someone becoming crippled or disabled, the term 'crip up' has evolved to also mean to become incapacitated or weakened in a more general sense.