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mixed it up

mixed it up is the simple past and past participle of mix it up.

Meaning of mix it up

Verb

mix it up (third-person singular simple present mixes it up, present participle mixing it up, simple past and past participle mixed it up)

  1. (idiomatic) To compete vigorously, to quarrel, or to fight physically.
    • He would have felt like an irate ticket-holder at a prize-fight where the principals refused to mix it up.1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 2, in This Side of Paradise
  2. To engage with people, relate to people; to enjoy oneself with others.
    • And Carl hasn't really been mixing it up with the fans.1933, Robert Collins, The Convention
  3. To create one or more variations of the usual way in which something is done.
    • Indeed, why not try mixing it up even more by adding a completely different deer vocalization to the mix, or maybe more, to make the woods come alive with the sounds that deer make?2002, Kathy Etling, The Art of Whitetail Deception, →ISBN, page 95

Questions about mixed it up

What is mixed it up the simple past and past participle of?
Mixed it up is the simple past and past participle of mix it up.

Words near mixed it up in the dictionary

  1. mixed heritage
  2. mixed inhibition
  3. mixed inhibitions
  4. mixed initiative
  5. mixed initiatives
  6. mixed it up
  7. mixed language
  8. mixed languages
  9. mixed larceny
  10. mixed manning
  11. mixed marriage

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