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sharpened up

sharpened up is the simple past and past participle of sharpen up.

Meaning of sharpen up

Verb

sharpen up (third-person singular simple present sharpens up, present participle sharpening up, simple past and past participle sharpened up)

  1. (intransitive) To become sharp (in all senses).
    Synonyms:
    sharpen
  2. (transitive) To make sharp (in all senses).
    Synonyms:
    sharpen

Questions about sharpened up

What is sharpened up the simple past and past participle of?
Sharpened up is the simple past and past participle of sharpen up.

Words near sharpened up in the dictionary

  1. sharped
  2. sharpen
  3. sharpen up
  4. sharpenable
  5. sharpened
  6. sharpened up
  7. sharpener
  8. sharpeners
  9. sharpenest
  10. sharpeneth
  11. sharpening

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