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peppers up

peppers up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pepper up.

Meaning of pepper up

Verb

pepper up (third-person singular simple present peppers up, present participle peppering up, simple past and past participle peppered up)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To increase in energy; to excite (someone).
  2. (informal, transitive) To add pepper (black pepper or chilis) to (food); to spice up (food).

Questions about peppers up

What is peppers up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Peppers up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pepper up.

Words near peppers up in the dictionary

  1. pepperpot
  2. pepperpot soup
  3. pepperpot soups
  4. pepperpots
  5. peppers
  6. peppers up
  7. peppershaker
  8. peppershakers
  9. peppershrike
  10. peppershrikes
  11. peppertini

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