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tanned up

tanned up is the simple past and past participle of tan up.

Meaning of tan up

Verb

tan up (third-person singular simple present tans up, present participle tanning up, simple past and past participle tanned up)

  1. (intransitive) To tan thoroughly (skin to change to a darker color from sun exposure).
  2. (transitive) To tan (something) (turn into leather using tannic acid)

Questions about tanned up

What is tanned up the simple past and past participle of?
Tanned up is the simple past and past participle of tan up.

Words near tanned up in the dictionary

  1. tannate
  2. tannates
  3. tanned
  4. tanned out
  5. tanned someone's hide
  6. tanned up
  7. tannedness
  8. Tannehill
  9. Tannehills
  10. Tannenbaum
  11. Tannenbaums

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