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arsing up

arsing up is the present participle and gerund of arse up.

Meaning of arse up

Verb

arse up (third-person singular simple present arses up, present participle arsing up, simple past and past participle arsed up)

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang, transitive) To mess up; to botch.
    • Take aim. Throw. If he arsed it up and made the creature angry – ha, well. He didn't look scared though.2011, Carol Birch, Jamrach's Menagerie, page 110

Questions about arsing up

What is arsing up the present participle and gerund of?
Arsing up is the present participle and gerund of arse up.

Words near arsing up in the dictionary

  1. arsines
  2. arsiness
  3. arsing
  4. arsing about
  5. arsing around
  6. arsing up
  7. arsinh
  8. arsinic
  9. arsinic acid
  10. arsinic acids
  11. arsinide

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