choose up
verb
chose up; chosen up; choosing up; chooses up
: to form (sides) especially for a game by having opposing captains choose their players
: to form sides for a game
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Charlie Brown and Franklin bond over a go-cart race, paired after getting left out after everyone chooses up.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
The team can also be further improved with choosing up to three real-life NBA coaches, whose presence further enhances player and team talents, such as defense or three-point shooting.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The rental service is simple: each month, subscribers can choose up to six different garments from Nuuly's vast repertoire of clothing brands, which includes Lisa Says Gah, For Love and Lemons, AG Jeans, Anthropologie, and so much more.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2023
This solid gold nameplate necklace comes in two chain lengths and the option to choose up to 10 letters for a personalized piece of jewelry that will be cherished forever.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
Byrd advises clients to choose up to four colors in the same color family and paint samples of 2 feet by 2 feet on all four elevations of the home.
—Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
New Yorkers will have to contend with ranked-choice voting for the first time: Instead of casting a single vote for a single candidate in most races, voters will be allowed to choose up to five, ranking them in order of preference.
—New York Times, 25 May 2021
In Missouri, as the condemned, Johnson is allowed to choose up to five witnesses, but state law barred his daughter from being one of them because of her age.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 27 Nov. 2022
Voters are asked to choose up to five people in the race.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2022
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
The team can also be further improved with choosing up to three real-life NBA coaches, whose presence further enhances player and team talents, such as defense or three-point shooting.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The rental service is simple: each month, subscribers can choose up to six different garments from Nuuly's vast repertoire of clothing brands, which includes Lisa Says Gah, For Love and Lemons, AG Jeans, Anthropologie, and so much more.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2023
This solid gold nameplate necklace comes in two chain lengths and the option to choose up to 10 letters for a personalized piece of jewelry that will be cherished forever.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
Byrd advises clients to choose up to four colors in the same color family and paint samples of 2 feet by 2 feet on all four elevations of the home.
—Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
New Yorkers will have to contend with ranked-choice voting for the first time: Instead of casting a single vote for a single candidate in most races, voters will be allowed to choose up to five, ranking them in order of preference.
—New York Times, 25 May 2021
In Missouri, as the condemned, Johnson is allowed to choose up to five witnesses, but state law barred his daughter from being one of them because of her age.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 27 Nov. 2022
Voters are asked to choose up to five people in the race.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Choose up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choose%20up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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