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polices up

polices up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 polices up

What is polices up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Polices up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of police up.

Words near polices up in the dictionary

  1. policepersons
  2. policer
  3. policers
  4. polices
  5. polices one's brass
  6. polices up
  7. policespeak
  8. policeware
  9. policewear
  10. policewoman
  11. policewomen

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