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arming up

arming up is the present participle and gerund of arm up.

Meaning of arm up

Verb

arm up (third-person singular simple present arms up, present participle arming up, simple past and past participle armed up)

  1. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) to supply, or be supplied with, arms (weapons)

Questions about arming up

What is arming up the present participle and gerund of?
Arming up is the present participle and gerund of arm up.

Words near arming up in the dictionary

  1. arming presses
  2. arming sword
  3. arming swords
  4. arming the lead
  5. arming to the teeth
  6. arming up
  7. armings
  8. Arminian
  9. Arminianism
  10. Arminianist
  11. Arminianistic

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