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ordering up

ordering up is the present participle and gerund of order up.

Meaning of order up

Verb

order up (third-person singular simple present orders up, present participle ordering up, simple past and past participle ordered up)

  1. To summon for military duty.
    • His unit was ordered up last Tuesday.
  2. (transitive) To place an order for (something).
    • I ordered up a plate of ribs for us.

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Questions about ordering up

What is ordering up the present participle and gerund of?
Ordering up is the present participle and gerund of order up.

Words near ordering up in the dictionary

  1. ordering
  2. ordering about
  3. ordering around
  4. ordering in
  5. ordering out
  6. ordering up
  7. orderings
  8. orderite
  9. orderites
  10. orderless
  11. orderlessness

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