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arc up

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Australia/ɑːk ap/

arc up verb: to become upset or angry.

Verb

arc up (third-person singular simple present arcs up, present participle arcing up, simple past and past participle arced up)

  1. (Australia, intransitive, slang) To become upset or angry.
    • Tiger went, ‘Ooo! He's arcing up here, Annabelle.’2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 316

arc up meaning in Bengali

arc up in Bengali

বিচলিত, রাগান্বিত হওয়া

Forms of arc up

third-person singular presentarcs up
present participlearcing up
past participlearced up
pastarced up

Origin of arc up

Thought to be from electrical arcs created when starting/booting/arcing up an electrical device.

Questions about arc up

What does arc up mean?
Arc up means to become upset or angry.
What is arc up in Bengali?
Arc up in Bengali is বিচলিত, রাগান্বিত হওয়া. See Arc up meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is arc up?
Arc up is a verb.
How do you pronounce arc up?
Arc up is pronounced /ɑːk ap/ (Australia).
What is the past tense of arc up?
The past tense of arc up is arced up.

Words near arc up in the dictionary

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  3. arc springs
  4. arc transmitter
  5. arc transmitters
  6. arc up
  7. arc weld
  8. arc welded
  9. arc welder
  10. arc welder's disease
  11. arc welders

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