glaze up
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To put a shiny coating on something, like pottery or a pie crust.
Literal meaning: To apply glaze upward onto a surface — largely transparent in technical contexts.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To apply a glaze or shiny coating to a ceramic object, food item, or surface.
"She glazed up the ceramic bowls before putting them back in the kiln."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Rare and primarily used in technical or craft contexts (ceramics, baking, window installation). Not a widely known idiom. 'Glaze' is more commonly used alone as a verb in these contexts. ESL learners are unlikely to encounter this frequently.
Commonly used with
pottery tiles pastry donut windows surface
Forms
Base
glaze up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
glazes up
he/she/it
Past simple
glazed up
yesterday
Past participle
glazed up
have + pp
-ing form
glazing up
continuous
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