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hen up

hen up verb: to find a receptive female mate.

Verb

hen up (third-person singular simple present hens up, present participle henning up, simple past and past participle henned up)

  1. To find a receptive female mate.

Forms of hen up

third-person singular presenthens up
present participlehenning up
past participlehenned up
pasthenned up

Questions about hen up

What does hen up mean?
Hen up means to find a receptive female mate.
What part of speech is hen up?
Hen up is a verb.
What is the past tense of hen up?
The past tense of hen up is henned up.

Words near hen up in the dictionary

  1. hen pecks
  2. hen pigeon
  3. hen pigeons
  4. hen run
  5. hen runs
  6. hen up
  7. hen weekend
  8. hen weekends
  9. Hen'badhoo
  10. hen's night
  11. hen's nights

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