eye up verb2 •(informal) To examine (something or someone) closely (often, something or someone coveted).That creep in the corner was eyeing me up.The dog was eyeing up my steak. •(informal) To examine casually by eye, with little or no measuring or testing.Hey, while you're there, take a look at their furnace. You don't have to inspect it — just eye it up and tell me whether it's decrepit or not. formseyed up · eyeing up · eying up · eyes up