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starring up

starring up is the present participle and gerund of star up.

Meaning of star up

Verb

star up (third-person singular simple present stars up, present participle starring up, simple past and past participle starred up)

  1. (UK, transitive) To transfer (an incarcerated juvenile offender) to an adult prison earlier than the usual age of 18 or 21.
    • So he lost it all when he got starred up: sent to adult prison.2011, Jonathan Trigell, Boy A, page 189

Questions about starring up

What is starring up the present participle and gerund of?
Starring up is the present participle and gerund of star up.

Words near starring up in the dictionary

  1. starriness
  2. starrinesses
  3. starring
  4. starring it
  5. starring the glaze
  6. starring up
  7. starrings
  8. starrise
  9. starrises
  10. starrish
  11. starrs

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