Definition of Sober up

1. Verb. Become sober after excessive alcohol consumption. "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"

Exact synonyms: Sober
Generic synonyms: Become, Get, Go
Entails: Booze, Drink, Fuddle

2. Verb. Become more realistic. "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"
Exact synonyms: Sober
Generic synonyms: Become, Get, Go

Definition of Sober up

1. Verb. To become sober ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sober Up

sob stories
sob story
sob stuff
soba
sobas
sobbed
sobber
sobbers
sobbing
sobbingly
sobbings
sobby
sobeit
sober
sober as a judge
sober up (current term)
sobered
sobered up
soberer
soberest
sobering
sobering up
soberingly
soberise
soberised
soberises
soberize
soberized
soberizes
soberizing

Literary usage of Sober up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. William Jones, Indian, Cowboy, American Scholar, and Anthropologist in the by Henry Milner Rideout (1912)
"They sober up before they arrive on the premises, that is sober up enough to make what they consider a proper entry. But the look of booze is all over them. ..."

2. William Jones, Indian, Cowboy, American Scholar, and Anthropologist in the by Henry Milner Rideout (1912)
"They sober up before they arrive on the premises, that is sober up enough to make what they consider a proper entry. But the look of booze is all over them. ..."

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