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loves up

loves up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of love up.

Meaning of love up

Verb

love up (third-person singular simple present loves up, present participle loving up, simple past and past participle loved up)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To demonstrate affection (on somebody).
    • Two or three times a day, I bundle up, put on my boots, go out the front door, sit in Greigg's glider and love up on Cork a bit — he's never far from the door.2009, L. Lee Cowan, Except for All the Snakes, I Just Love It Out Here, →ISBN, page 122
  2. (informal, transitive) To demonstrate affection for; treat in a loving way.
    • Don't just help people, don't just love up your customers, do it in a way that is consistent with your desired position in your community.2010, Lavonne Ellis, David Crandall, Customer Love, page 57
  3. (informal, transitive) To accept; to love wholeheartedly.
    • Look back at the list several times today, and then a few times a day in the following days, so that you are checking in regularly and loving up your shadow.2013, Kathy Freston, The Lean, →ISBN, page 111
  4. (informal, transitive) To make love to.
    • I was just in my pajamas and slippers, and I blushed because she was looking at me. Then she whispered, "Take off your jammies, and love me up good, Arlene. Please, I want you to."2009, Arlene Gorey, My Spanking Diary, page 28
    Synonyms:
    coitize
  5. (intransitive, slang) To be intoxicated on MDMA.

Questions about loves up

What is loves up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loves up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of love up.

Words near loves up in the dictionary

  1. loves
  2. loves away
  3. loves it or lumps it
  4. loves of one's life
  5. loves on
  6. loves up
  7. loveseat
  8. loveseats
  9. loveship
  10. loveships
  11. loveshy

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