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rhymes up

rhymes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rhyme up.

Meaning of rhyme up

Verb

rhyme up (third-person singular simple present rhymes up, present participle rhyming up, simple past and past participle rhymed up)

  1. (transitive, often blues or rhythm and blues) To make a non-rhyming song, poem, etc., into a rhyming one.
    • The song is good, but I still gotta rhyme it up.
  2. (often, transitive) To come up with a rhyme for (a word, name, person, subject, etc.).
    • He rhymed up the kid's name with funny words to make an improvised song.

Questions about rhymes up

What is rhymes up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rhymes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rhyme up.

Words near rhymes up in the dictionary

  1. rhymery
  2. rhymes
  3. rhymes off
  4. rhymes out
  5. rhymes royal
  6. rhymes up
  7. rhymes-with-rich
  8. rhymes-with-riches
  9. rhymest
  10. rhymester
  11. rhymesters

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