Question 1

What does "cake up" mean?

Accepted Answer

To become covered in a thick, hardened layer of a substance such as mud, grease, or dried paint.

Question 2

How do you use "cake up" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

His boots were caked up with mud after the cross-country race.

Question 3

Is "cake up" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"cake up" is informal — used mainly in casual conversation. Often used to describe mud, dirt, grease, cosmetics, or other substances that dry into a crust. Frequently used in passive constructions ('caked up with mud'). Common in British English.

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