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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way;
- Example: "The children acted up when they were not bored"
[syn: act up, carry on]

2. make itself felt as a recurring pain;
- Example: "My arthritis is acting up again"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

act up v 1: misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored" [syn: act up, carry on] 2: make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting up again"