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masked up

masked up is the simple past and past participle of mask up.

Meaning of mask up

Verb

mask up (third-person singular simple present masks up, present participle masking up, simple past and past participle masked up)

  1. (intransitive) To put on a mask, especially a safety mask or a medical face mask.
    • Soldiers are trained to immediately mask up at the first sign or suspicion that a chemical attack is in progress and then immediately give the signals themselves. In conjunction with any early warning of chemical attack, the donning of the protective mask will provide the best possible protection...2001, Eric R. Taylor, Lethal Mists: An Introduction to the Natural and Military Sciences of Chemical, Biological Warfare and Terrorism, Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers, →ISBN, page 181
    Synonyms:
    mask

Questions about masked up

What is masked up the simple past and past participle of?
Masked up is the simple past and past participle of mask up.

Words near masked up in the dictionary

  1. masked plover
  2. masked plovers
  3. masked shining parrot
  4. masked shrike
  5. masked shrikes
  6. masked up
  7. masked-man fallacies
  8. masked-man fallacy
  9. maskee
  10. maskeeg
  11. maskeegs

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