stop up
verb
stopped up; stopping up; stops up
British, informal
: to stay up at night
She stopped up late last night.
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Peraza, the shortstop, made a diving stop up the middle, flipping the ball to second for a force out.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
His Facebook page profile showed an image of an Amtrack train stopped up at the Phoenix station.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Winter weather also stopped up travelers at Detroit Wayne County Airport and Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, with both seeing over 80 cancellations within a 24-hour period.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
His Facebook page profile showed an image of an Amtrack train stopped up at the Phoenix station.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Winter weather also stopped up travelers at Detroit Wayne County Airport and Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, with both seeing over 80 cancellations within a 24-hour period.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Stop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20up. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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