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had up

had up is the simple past and past participle of have up.

Meaning of have up

Verb

have up (third-person singular simple present has up, present participle having up, simple past and past participle had up)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, transitive) To accuse, arrest, try for a criminal act.
    • In the police courts it is not uncommon to hear that such and such low persons have been "had up" for "cat and kitten sneaking," i.e., stealing quart and pint pots.1867, Jacob Larwood, John Camden Hotten, The History of Signboards, page 177

Questions about had up

What is had up the simple past and past participle of?
Had up is the simple past and past participle of have up.

Words near had up in the dictionary

  1. had time on one's hands
  2. had time on one's side
  3. had to
  4. had to say for oneself
  5. had truck with
  6. had up
  7. had Van Gogh's ear for music
  8. had way
  9. had words
  10. had'nt
  11. had'st

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