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taking up arms

taking up arms is the present participle and gerund of take up arms.

Meaning of take up arms

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To prepare to fight; to arm oneself.

Questions about taking up arms

What is taking up arms the present participle and gerund of?
Taking up arms is the present participle and gerund of take up arms.

Words near taking up arms in the dictionary

  1. taking under
  2. taking under advisement
  3. taking underwing
  4. taking up
  5. taking up a collection
  6. taking up arms
  7. taking up cudgels
  8. taking up for
  9. taking up residence
  10. taking up the cudgel for
  11. taking up the cudgels

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