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beams up

beams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beam up.

Meaning of beam up

Verb

beam up (third-person singular simple present beams up, present participle beaming up, simple past and past participle beamed up)

  1. (transitive) To teleport (someone or something) using a (fictional) device, especially from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
  2. (intransitive) To be teleported, or to teleport oneself, in this manner.
  3. (intransitive) To appear suddenly, as if by teleport.
  4. (slang) To get high on drugs, especially crack cocaine.
    • Pookie: "They call it the "Enterprise Room", man, because it's for people who wanna be beamed up to Scotty."1991, New Jack City

Questions about beams up

What is beams up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beam up.

Words near beams up in the dictionary

  1. beampatterns
  2. beampipe
  3. beampipes
  4. beams
  5. beams and scales
  6. beams up
  7. beamshelf
  8. beamshelves
  9. beamsize
  10. beamsizes
  11. beamsome

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