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policed up

policed up is the simple past and past participle of police up.

Meaning of police up

Verb

police up (third-person singular simple present polices up, present participle policing up, simple past and past participle policed up)

  1. (transitive) To clean up an area or an item or person, usually in preparation for an inspection; to police an area for problems.
    • We have to police up the grounds before the end of the day.

Questions about policed up

What is policed up the simple past and past participle of?
Policed up is the simple past and past participle of police up.

Words near policed up in the dictionary

  1. policeable
  2. policeboat
  3. policeboats
  4. policed
  5. policed one's brass
  6. policed up
  7. policedog
  8. policedom
  9. policeism
  10. policeless
  11. policelessness

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