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stars up

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

What is stars up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stars up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of star up.

Words near stars up in the dictionary

  1. stars o' mine
  2. Stars of David
  3. Stars of Life
  4. stars of Vergina
  5. stars the glaze
  6. stars up
  7. starsailing
  8. starsailor
  9. starsailors
  10. starscape
  11. starscapes

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