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from The Century Dictionary.
- In cricket, pitched nearer to the batsman than is proper; beyond a length: said of the ball.
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Examples
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Of course, as we well-up at the anguish of these poor souls in Labour, they will manfully soldier on - because they are "effective" social democrats.
Huckster Mandelson writes a new play Burke's Corner 2009
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Of course, as we well-up at the anguish of these poor souls in Labour, they will manfully soldier on - because they are "effective" social democrats.
Archive 2009-09-01 Burke's Corner 2009
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I still well-up when I hear his unmistakable voice tell a room of strangers about that grateful kid who called him from Altoona, Penn.
Joe Cutbirth: Happy Birthday Harvey Milk (and thanks for giving us hope) 2009
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That may be the case, but I remain unconvinced that the well-up wasn't anything more than a stage act.
Russell Shaw: Why I Have Trouble Believing Hillary's Well-Up Was Real 2008
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Playing the emotions card didn't start with Hillary's well-up, though.
Russell Shaw: Why I Have Trouble Believing Hillary's Well-Up Was Real 2008
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Kharma has asserted itself in the House of Bush and unless you are a Republican well-up on the payroll, you want nothing to do with Baby Bush.
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And you expect me to believe that Hillary lost her cool with the well-up?
Russell Shaw: Why I Have Trouble Believing Hillary's Well-Up Was Real 2008
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Some analysts are presenting their belief that Hillary Clinton's well-publicized "well-up" after last Saturday's Democratic Presidential debate enabled her to show enough of her "softer side" to push her over the top in New Hampshire.
Russell Shaw: Why I Have Trouble Believing Hillary's Well-Up Was Real 2008
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I could well with pride and well-up with emotion over the unfurled icon that famously says "The United States of America."
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This is my new promise ring, delicate and charming. ** tears well-up in eyes**
qdiosa Diary Entry qdiosa 2005
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