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bloody up

bloody up verb: to make bloody; to cover in blood.

Verb

bloody up (third-person singular simple present bloodies up, present participle bloodying up, simple past and past participle bloodied up)

  1. (transitive) To make bloody; to cover in blood

Forms of bloody up

third-person singular presentbloodies up
present participlebloodying up
past participlebloodied up
pastbloodied up

Questions about bloody up

What does bloody up mean?
Bloody up means to make bloody; to cover in blood.
What part of speech is bloody up?
Bloody up is a verb.
What is the past tense of bloody up?
The past tense of bloody up is bloodied up.

Words near bloody up in the dictionary

  1. bloody oath
  2. bloody show
  3. Bloody Sunday
  4. bloody sweat
  5. bloody sweats
  6. bloody up
  7. bloody warrior
  8. bloody warriors
  9. bloody well
  10. bloody William
  11. bloody Williams

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