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hardened up

hardened up is the simple past and past participle of harden up.

Meaning of harden up

Verb

harden up (third-person singular simple present hardens up, present participle hardening up, simple past and past participle hardened up)

  1. (UK) To tighten up a sailboat's sheets in order to prevent luffing.
  2. (informal, transitive) To become or make (something, someone) hard, either literally or figuratively.

Questions about hardened up

What is hardened up the simple past and past participle of?
Hardened up is the simple past and past participle of harden up.

Words near hardened up in the dictionary

  1. Hardenberg
  2. Hardendale
  3. hardened
  4. hardened one's neck
  5. hardened someone's heart
  6. hardened up
  7. hardener
  8. hardeners
  9. hardenest
  10. hardeneth
  11. Hardengreen

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