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bulling up

bulling up is the present participle and gerund 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 bulling up

What is bulling up the present participle and gerund of?
Bulling up is the present participle and gerund of bull up.

Words near bulling up in the dictionary

  1. bulliforms
  2. bullimong
  3. Bullimore
  4. bulliness
  5. bulling
  6. bulling up
  7. Bullingdon
  8. Bullinger
  9. Bullingerism
  10. Bullingers
  11. Bullingham

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