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handled up

handled up is the simple past and past participle of handle up.

Meaning of handle up

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.

Questions about handled up

What is handled up the simple past and past participle of?
Handled up is the simple past and past participle of handle up.

Words near handled up in the dictionary

  1. handlebodies
  2. handlebody
  3. handled
  4. handled oneself
  5. handled the ball
  6. handled up
  7. handled with kid gloves
  8. handled without gloves
  9. handled without mittens
  10. handleless
  11. handlelessness

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