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seven-up

seven-up noun: a children's game in which players with their eyes shut try to guess which of a group of seven people pressed down their thumbs.

Noun

seven-up (uncountable)

  1. A children's game in which players with their eyes shut try to guess which of a group of seven people pressed down their thumbs.
  2. A card game similar to all fours, won by scoring seven points.

Questions about seven-up

What does seven-up mean?
Seven-up means a children's game in which players with their eyes shut try to guess which of a group of seven people pressed down their thumbs.
What part of speech is seven-up?
Seven-up is a noun.

Words near seven-up in the dictionary

  1. seven-thirty
  2. seven-thousander
  3. seven-thousanders
  4. seven-thousandth
  5. seven-toed Pete
  6. seven-up
  7. seven-veil dance
  8. seven-veil dances
  9. seven-year apple
  10. seven-year apples
  11. seven-year itch

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