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handle up

handle up verb: to take care of business; to get on with doing something.

Verb

handle up (third-person singular simple present handles up, present participle handling up, simple past and past participle handled up)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To take care of business; to get on with doing something.

Forms of handle up

third-person singular presenthandles up
present participlehandling up
past participlehandled up
pasthandled up

Questions about handle up

What does handle up mean?
Handle up means to take care of business; to get on with doing something.
What part of speech is handle up?
Handle up is a verb.
What is the past tense of handle up?
The past tense of handle up is handled up.

Words near handle up in the dictionary

  1. handlangers
  2. handle
  3. handle oneself
  4. handle time
  5. handle times
  6. handle up
  7. handle with kid gloves
  8. handle without gloves
  9. handle without mittens
  10. handleabilities
  11. handleability

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