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SIDLE UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sidle up mean? 

SIDLE UP (verb)
  The verb SIDLE UP has 1 sense:

1. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behaviorplay

  Familiarity information: SIDLE UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SIDLE UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

cotton up; cozy up; play up; shine up; sidle up; suck up

Context example:

She is playing up to the chairman

Hypernyms (to "sidle up" is one way to...):

ingratiate (gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP


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