单词 | brewing-up |
释义 | > as lemmasbrewing-up brewing-up n. (a) gradual formation or production; (b) (see quot. 1961). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > fashioning, shaping, or forming > gradual formation brewing-up1953 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [noun] > modifying to increase power or efficiency brewing-up1953 souping1960 tune1971 1953 R. Lehmann Echoing Grove 103 She began to speak..of the first signs..of the brewing-up of Corrigan's psychological collapse. 1961 Times 7 Nov. 19/1 In Britain a thriving business has grown up in tuning and modifying the engines of existing models [of cars] to give more performance... Referred to by enthusiasts as ‘brewing up’,..or merely ‘hotting up’. < as lemmas |
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