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looked up and down

looked up and down is the simple past and past participle of look up and down.

Meaning of look up and down

Verb

look up and down (third-person singular simple present looks up and down, present participle looking up and down, simple past and past participle looked up and down)

  1. (intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up, and, down.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To scrutinize every aspect of someone's appearance, as to make a judgement or first impression of them.
    • He looked her up and down. Sucked on the cigar.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 52, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 261

Questions about looked up and down

What is looked up and down the simple past and past participle of?
Looked up and down is the simple past and past participle of look up and down.

Words near looked up and down in the dictionary

  1. looked the part
  2. looked through
  3. looked to
  4. looked under rocks
  5. looked up
  6. looked up and down
  7. looked up to
  8. looked upon
  9. lookedst
  10. lookee
  11. lookee-likee

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