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painted up

painted up is the simple past and past participle of paint up.

Meaning of paint up

Verb

paint up (third-person singular simple present paints up, present participle painting up, simple past and past participle painted up)

  1. To paint a surface, place or picture.
    • I spent the weekend painting up my shed.
  2. To touch up a paint job.
    • I'll hire people for the difficult chores, but I can paint up the damaged areas on the living room walls.
  3. (figuratively) To make someone or something appear to be a particular way.
    • His description painted you up to be a monster.

Questions about painted up

What is painted up the simple past and past participle of?
Painted up is the simple past and past participle of paint up.

Words near painted up in the dictionary

  1. painted tree rats
  2. painted trillium
  3. painted trilliums
  4. painted turtle
  5. painted turtles
  6. painted up
  7. painted with a broad brush
  8. painted with a wide brush
  9. painted with the same brush
  10. painted wolf
  11. painted wolves

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