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bulled up

bulled up is the simple past and past participle of bull up.

Meaning of bull up

Verb

bull up (third-person singular simple present bulls up, present participle bulling up, simple past and past participle bulled up)

  1. To throw darts, aiming at a bullseye, to determine who goes first in a match.
  2. (UK, slang) To polish (boots) thoroughly; by extension, to prepare other military kit, e.g. firearms or uniforms; to clean or organize more generally.

Questions about bulled up

What is bulled up the simple past and past participle of?
Bulled up is the simple past and past participle of bull up.

Words near bulled up in the dictionary

  1. bulldykish
  2. bulle
  3. bullectomies
  4. bullectomy
  5. bulled
  6. bulled up
  7. Bulleen
  8. Bulleid
  9. Bullen
  10. bullen-bullen
  11. bullen-nails

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