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rhyme up

C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To quickly make up words or sentences that rhyme.

Literal meaning: To build up something using rhyme.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

(Very informal) To improvise or quickly produce rhyming words, lines, or lyrics.

"He could rhyme up a verse about anything in under a minute."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Very rare and not a standard phrasal verb; it may be used spontaneously in informal or creative contexts, particularly in hip-hop culture or casual speech. Not recorded in major dictionaries.

Commonly used with

verse bars lines lyrics poem

Forms

Base
rhyme up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rhymes up
he/she/it
Past simple
rhymed up
yesterday
Past participle
rhymed up
have + pp
-ing form
rhyming up
continuous

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Synonyms

come up with rhymes freestyle compose knock out verses

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