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cured up

cured up is the simple past and past participle of cure up.

Meaning of cure up

Verb

cure up (third-person singular simple present cures up, present participle curing up, simple past and past participle cured up)

  1. (intransitive, literally, transitive) To cure (someone or something) or to become cured.
    • I took in the sickly cat and cured him up.
  2. (intransitive) To cure (undergo a chemical or physical process for preservation or use) in a particular color or area.
    • Leaves harvested late will cure up green.

Questions about cured up

What is cured up the simple past and past participle of?
Cured up is the simple past and past participle of cure up.

Words near cured up in the dictionary

  1. curebie
  2. curebies
  3. cured
  4. cured cancer
  5. cured down
  6. cured up
  7. Curehead
  8. Cureheads
  9. cureless
  10. curelessly
  11. curelessness

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