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took up cudgels

took up cudgels is the simple past of take up cudgels.

Meaning of take up cudgels

Verb

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

  1. To begin vehemently supporting a cause.

Questions about took up cudgels

What is took up cudgels the simple past of?
Took up cudgels is the simple past of take up cudgels.

Words near took up cudgels in the dictionary

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

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