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liquoring up

liquoring up is the present participle and gerund of liquor up.

Meaning of liquor up

Verb

liquor up (third-person singular simple present liquors up, present participle liquoring up, simple past and past participle liquored up)

  1. (informal, transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
    • Apparently his best idea for persuading someone is to get them liquored up and then wear them down.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.

Questions about liquoring up

What is liquoring up the present participle and gerund of?
Liquoring up is the present participle and gerund of liquor up.

Words near liquoring up in the dictionary

  1. liquorice wheel
  2. liquorice wheels
  3. liquorices
  4. liquoricey
  5. liquoring
  6. liquoring up
  7. Liquoris
  8. liquorish
  9. liquorist
  10. liquorists
  11. liquorless

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