cut up

cut up

verb

Definition of CUT UP

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior <high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering>

Synonyms act up, clown (around), fool around, horse around, hotdog, monkey (around), showboat, show off, skylark

Related Words carry on, misbehave; roughhouse; caper, cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp; carouse, maffick, revel, roar, wassail