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took up the cudgel for

took up the cudgel for is the simple past 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 took up the cudgel for

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

Words near took up the cudgel for in the dictionary

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

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