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luff up

luff up verb: to turn towards the wind so that the sails flap.

Verb

luff up (third-person singular simple present luffs up, present participle luffing up, simple past and past participle luffed up)

  1. To turn towards the wind so that the sails flap
    Synonyms:
    luff

Synonyms of luff up

Forms of luff up

third-person singular presentluffs up
present participleluffing up
past participleluffed up
pastluffed up

Questions about luff up

What does luff up mean?
Luff up means to turn towards the wind so that the sails flap.
What part of speech is luff up?
Luff up is a verb.
What is the past tense of luff up?
The past tense of luff up is luffed up.

Words near luff up in the dictionary

  1. Lufeng
  2. lufenuron
  3. luff
  4. luff tackle
  5. luff tackles
  6. luff up
  7. luffa
  8. luffariellolide
  9. luffas
  10. luffed
  11. luffed up

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