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celling up

celling up is the present participle and gerund of cell up.

Meaning of cell up

Verb

cell up (third-person singular simple present cells up, present participle celling up, simple past and past participle celled up)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive, prison) To share a cell with someone.
    • I'm gonna have to cell up with Harry.

Questions about celling up

What is celling up the present participle and gerund of?
Celling up is the present participle and gerund of cell up.

Words near celling up in the dictionary

  1. cellies
  2. celliferous
  3. celliform
  4. cellifugal
  5. celling
  6. celling up
  7. Cellini
  8. Cellinis
  9. cellist
  10. cellists
  11. Cellite

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