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faking up

faking up is the present participle and gerund of fake up.

Meaning of fake up

Verb

fake up (third-person singular simple present fakes up, present participle faking up, simple past and past participle faked up)

  1. (slang) To counterfeit (something); to make (something) that appears to be something else.

Questions about faking up

What is faking up the present participle and gerund of?
Faking up is the present participle and gerund of fake up.

Words near faking up in the dictionary

  1. faking it
  2. faking it till one makes it
  3. faking it until one makes it
  4. faking out
  5. faking the fatcha
  6. faking up
  7. fakings
  8. fakir
  9. fakirism
  10. fakirisms
  11. fakirs

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