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arced up

arced up is the simple past and past participle of arc up.

Meaning of arc up

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

Questions about arced up

What is arced up the simple past and past participle of?
Arced up is the simple past and past participle of arc up.

Words near arced up in the dictionary

  1. arccoth
  2. arcdegree
  3. arcdegrees
  4. Arceaga
  5. arced
  6. arced up
  7. Arceism
  8. Arceist
  9. Arceists
  10. arcellacean
  11. arcellaceans

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