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taken up the cudgel for

taken up the cudgel for is the past participle of take up the cudgel for.

Meaning of take up the cudgel for

Verb

take up the cudgel for (third-person singular simple present takes up the cudgel for, present participle taking up the cudgel for, simple past took up the cudgel for, past participle taken up the cudgel for)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a defense for someone or something, on behalf of another person.

Questions about taken up the cudgel for

What is taken up the cudgel for the past participle of?
Taken up the cudgel for is the past participle of take up the cudgel for.

Words near taken up the cudgel for in the dictionary

  1. taken up a collection
  2. taken up arms
  3. taken up cudgels
  4. taken up for
  5. taken up residence
  6. taken up the cudgel for
  7. taken up the cudgels
  8. taken up the gantlet
  9. taken up the gauntlet
  10. taken up the hatchet
  11. taken up the mantle

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