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Irishes up

Irishes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of Irish up.

Meaning of Irish up

Verb

Irish up (third-person singular simple present Irishes up, present participle Irishing up, simple past and past participle Irished up)

  1. (informal, transitive) To add alcohol to a drink that doesn't normally have it.
    • You want me to Irish up that punch bowl for ya? No? Ha, OK — your loss!
    Synonyms:
    spike
  2. (intransitive) To get drunk.
    Antonyms:
    sober up

Questions about Irishes up

What is Irishes up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Irishes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of Irish up.

Words near Irishes up in the dictionary

  1. IrishE
  2. Irished up
  3. Irisher
  4. Irishers
  5. Irishes
  6. Irishes up
  7. Irishian
  8. Irishians
  9. Irishing up
  10. Irishism
  11. Irishisms

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