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upped to eleven

upped to eleven is the simple past and past participle of up to eleven.

Meaning of up to eleven

Verb

up to eleven (third-person singular simple present ups to eleven, present participle upping to eleven, simple past and past participle upped to eleven)

  1. (slang, transitive) To increase (something) to an extremely high or strong degree; to make (something) go over the top.

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Questions about upped to eleven

What is upped to eleven the simple past and past participle of?
Upped to eleven is the simple past and past participle of up to eleven.

Words near upped to eleven in the dictionary

  1. upped one's game
  2. upped stick
  3. upped sticks
  4. upped the ante
  5. upped the game
  6. upped to eleven
  7. uppedy
  8. uppent
  9. upper
  10. upper airway
  11. upper airway cough syndrome

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