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handling up

handling up is the present participle and gerund 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 handling up

What is handling up the present participle and gerund of?
Handling up is the present participle and gerund of handle up.

Words near handling up in the dictionary

  1. handling fee
  2. handling fees
  3. handling oneself
  4. handling time
  5. handling times
  6. handling up
  7. handling with kid gloves
  8. handling without gloves
  9. handling without mittens
  10. handlings
  11. handlining

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