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kiss and make up

kiss and make up verb: to settle one's differences and forgive.

Verb

kiss and make up (third-person singular simple present kisses and makes up, present participle kissing and making up, simple past and past participle kissed and made up)

  1. (idiomatic) To settle one's differences and forgive.

Forms of kiss and make up

third-person singular presentkisses and makes up
present participlekissing and making up
past participlekissed and made up
pastkissed and made up

Questions about kiss and make up

What does kiss and make up mean?
Kiss and make up means to settle one's differences and forgive.
What part of speech is kiss and make up?
Kiss and make up is a verb.
What is the past tense of kiss and make up?
The past tense of kiss and make up is kissed and made up.

Words near kiss and make up in the dictionary

  1. kisrhombilles
  2. kiss
  3. kiss 'n' ride
  4. kiss and cry
  5. kiss and fly
  6. kiss and make up
  7. kiss and ride
  8. kiss and tell
  9. kiss arse
  10. kiss ass
  11. kiss cam

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