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barring up

barring up is the present participle and gerund of bar up.

Meaning of bar up

Verb

bar up (third-person singular simple present bars up, present participle barring up, simple past and past participle barred up)

  1. (ambitransitive) To fit (e.g. a window or door) with bars; to otherwise block or dam up.
  2. (dated, transitive) To imprison (someone); to chain up (someone).

Questions about barring up

What is barring up the present participle and gerund of?
Barring up is the present participle and gerund of bar up.

Words near barring up in the dictionary

  1. barring down
  2. barring engine
  3. barring motor
  4. barring off
  5. barring out
  6. barring up
  7. barring-out
  8. Barringer
  9. Barringer Crater
  10. barringerite
  11. Barringers

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