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keeping one's end up

keeping one's end up is the present participle and gerund of keep one's end up.

Meaning of keep one's end up

Verb

keep one's end up (third-person singular simple present keeps one's end up, present participle keeping one's end up, simple past and past participle kept one's end up)

  1. (UK, colloquial) do one's part

Questions about keeping one's end up

What is keeping one's end up the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping one's end up is the present participle and gerund of keep one's end up.

Words near keeping one's end up in the dictionary

  1. keeping one's cool
  2. keeping one's counsel
  3. keeping one's countenance
  4. keeping one's distance
  5. keeping one's ears open
  6. keeping one's end up
  7. keeping one's eye on the ball
  8. keeping one's eyeballs peeled
  9. keeping one's eyes on the ball
  10. keeping one's eyes open
  11. keeping one's eyes peeled

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