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steeled up

steeled up is the simple past and past participle of steel up.

Meaning of steel up

Verb

steel up (third-person singular simple present steels up, present participle steeling up, simple past and past participle steeled up)

  1. (intransitive) To steel oneself (to harden or strengthen).
    • He steeled up before leaving the house.
  2. (transitive) To make steely.
    • She steeled up her voice.
  3. (transitive) To gather the mental composure for (something).
    • He's steeling up his courage to call her.

Questions about steeled up

What is steeled up the simple past and past participle of?
Steeled up is the simple past and past participle of steel up.

Words near steeled up in the dictionary

  1. steeldrummers
  2. steeldrums
  3. steele
  4. Steele County
  5. steeled
  6. steeled up
  7. steelen
  8. steeler
  9. steelers
  10. Steeley
  11. Steeleys

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