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driving up

driving up is the present 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 driving up

What is driving up the present participle of?
Driving up is the present participle of drive up.

Words near driving up in the dictionary

  1. driving to drink
  2. driving trailer
  3. driving trailers
  4. driving truck
  5. driving under the influence
  6. driving up
  7. driving van trailer
  8. driving van trailers
  9. driving wheel
  10. driving wheels
  11. driving while black

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