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whited up

whited up is the simple past and past participle of white up.

Meaning of white up

Verb

white up (third-person singular simple present whites up, present participle whiting up, simple past and past participle whited up)

  1. (intransitive, literally, transitive) To become or make (something) white.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To put on or wear whiteface.
    • The final scene is a ritual penitence: as he leaves the park, he comes upon a student rag group, all whited up as clowns.1971, Roy Huss -, Focus on Blow-up, page 41

Questions about whited up

What is whited up the simple past and past participle of?
Whited up is the simple past and past participle of white up.

Words near whited up in the dictionary

  1. whited out
  2. whited sepulcher
  3. whited sepulchers
  4. whited sepulchre
  5. whited sepulchres
  6. whited up
  7. whitedamp
  8. Whiteds
  9. whiteface
  10. whitefaced
  11. whitefaces

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