rhyme up
rhyme up · rhymes up · rhymed up · rhyming up
To make a non-rhyming song, poem, etc., into a rhyming oneTo make a non-rhyming song, poem, etc., into a rhyming one.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make a non-rhyming song, poem, etc., into a rhyming one.
The song is good, but I still gotta rhyme it up.
(often, transitive)To come up with a rhyme for (a word, name, person, subject, etc.).
He rhymed up the kid's name with funny words to make an improvised song.
Forms
rhymes up, rhyming up, rhymed up, rhymed up| Base form | rhyme up · to rhyme up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rhymes up |
| Present participle | rhyming up |
| Past simple | rhymed up |
| Past participle | rhymed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.