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driven up

driven up is the past participle of drive up.

Meaning of drive up

Verb

drive up (third-person singular simple present drives up, present participle driving up, simple past drove up, past participle driven up)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to increase.
    Antonyms:
    drive down
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To drive to a location that is north of one's current location.

Questions about driven up

What is driven up the past participle of?
Driven up is the past participle of drive up.

Words near driven up in the dictionary

  1. driven stick
  2. driven the porcelain bus
  3. driven to distraction
  4. driven to drink
  5. driven truck
  6. driven up
  7. drivenness
  8. driveoff
  9. driveoffs
  10. drivepipe
  11. drivepipes

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