pal up
pal up verb: to become friends.
Verb
pal up (third-person singular simple present pals up, present participle palling up, simple past and past participle palled up)
- To become friends.
- He'd happened to pal up with a Free French bloke who'd been in the orthopaedic wards, and when this fellow went home with a couple of bone grafts Rushleigh got an invitation to stay at his place down at Nice, buckshee.1955, Richard Gordon, Doctor At Large, House of Stratus
- ... you could make a bit of conversation.' 'I don't want to. I'm on holiday with my family. I don't want to pal up with some bloke from the Pru, just because he's asked me to pass the sauce.'1996, Laurie Graham, The Ten O'Clock Horses, Hachette UK
- Synonyms:
- buddy up
- To form an alliance.
- WHEN union-busting coal operators and the sowers of red philosopies "pal" up together it is the beginning of a situation that affects the entire country.1928, United Mine Workers Journal - Volume 39, page 6
- Governmental and/or non-governmental organizations may "pal up" with schools for migrant children to provide assistance — such as contributions, teaching and protecting the students' rights and interests.2006, Women of China, page 14
pal up meaning in Malayalam
pal up in Malayalam
- become friendly, make friends, form a friendship
- ഉറ്റ ചങ്ങാത്തം പുലർത്തുക, കൂട്ടുകൂടുക, കൂട്ടാവുക, കൂട്ടുകെട്ടുണ്ടാക്കുക, രമ്യതയിലാകുക, ചങ്ങാത്തം കൂടുക
Examples of pal up in a sentence
- Normally in the CID you'd pal up with somebody, but nobody seemed to be his pal.2006, David Seabrook, Jack of Jumps, Granta Publications:
- Recreating the Scottish enlightenment-inspired liberalism of the 1790s, Ulster would cancel out a Catholic authoritarianism only too prone to pal up with the Tom Broadbents of British capitalism.2008, Christopher Harvie, A Floating Commonwealth, page 103:
Synonyms of pal up
Forms of pal up
| third-person singular present | pals up |
|---|---|
| present participle | palling up |
| past participle | palled up |
| past | palled up |
Questions about pal up
- What does pal up mean?
- Pal up means to become friends.
- What is pal up in Malayalam?
- Pal up in Malayalam is ഉറ്റ ചങ്ങാത്തം പുലർത്തുക, കൂട്ടുകൂടുക, കൂട്ടാവുക. See Pal up meaning in Malayalam.
- How do you use pal up in a sentence?
- Normally in the CID you'd pal up with somebody, but nobody seemed to be his pal.
- What part of speech is pal up?
- Pal up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pal up?
- The past tense of pal up is palled up.
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