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bells up

bells up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bell up.

Meaning of bell up

Verb

bell up (third-person singular simple present bells up, present participle belling up, simple past and past participle belled up)

  1. (UK, slang) To make a phone call.
    • He belled me up last week.
  2. (intransitive, usually) To form the shape of a bell.
    • The smoke belled up toward the horizon.

Questions about bells up

What is bells up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bells up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bell up.

Words near bells up in the dictionary

  1. bells and whistles
  2. Bells Beach
  3. bells of Ireland
  4. bells out
  5. bells the cat
  6. bells up
  7. Bellshill
  8. Bellside
  9. bellsniff
  10. Bellsund
  11. belltower

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