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alpha-ing up

alpha-ing up is the present participle and gerund of alpha up.

Meaning of alpha up

Verb

alpha up (third-person singular simple present alphas up, present participle alphaing up or alpha-ing up, simple past and past participle alphaed up or alpha-ed up)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To make or become more characteristic of an alpha male.
    • That dude just alpha-ed up on this police officer by shoulder checking him. Insane!

Questions about alpha-ing up

What is alpha-ing up the present participle and gerund of?
Alpha-ing up is the present participle and gerund of alpha up.

Words near alpha-ing up in the dictionary

  1. alpha-gal allergy
  2. alpha-gal syndrome
  3. alpha-hydroxy acid
  4. alpha-hydroxy acids
  5. alpha-hydroxyprogesterone
  6. alpha-ing up
  7. alpha-lactam
  8. alpha-lactams
  9. alpha-methylphenethylamine
  10. alpha-methylphenethylamines
  11. alpha-methyltryptamine

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