Usually means: Press and release a key.
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  1. key up: Merriam-Webster
  2. key up: Collins English Dictionary
  3. key up: Wiktionary
  4. key up: Dictionary.com
  5. key up: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. key up: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (key up)

verb:  (architecture, transitive) To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.
verb:  (music, transitive) To raise the pitch of.
verb:  (figurative, transitive) To produce nervous tension in (someone).
verb:  (figurative, transitive) To raise the intensity, excitement, tension, etc., of.

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