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bridging up

bridging up is the present participle and gerund of bridge up.

Meaning of bridge up

Verb

bridge up (third-person singular simple present bridges up, present participle bridging up, simple past and past participle bridged up)

  1. (Australia, intransitive, slang, prison) To approach threateningly; to gesture aggressively; to show off as if to fight.
    Synonyms:
    shape up

Questions about bridging up

What is bridging up the present participle and gerund of?
Bridging up is the present participle and gerund of bridge up.

Words near bridging up in the dictionary

  1. bridging loan
  2. bridging loans
  3. bridging plate
  4. bridging plates
  5. bridging the gap
  6. bridging up
  7. bridging visa
  8. bridging visas
  9. bridgingly
  10. bridgings
  11. Bridgit

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