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whites up

whites up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 whites up

What is whites up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Whites up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of white up.

Words near whites up in the dictionary

  1. whiteroot
  2. whiterump
  3. whiterumps
  4. whites
  5. whites out
  6. whites up
  7. Whitesands
  8. Whitesboro
  9. Whitesburg
  10. whiteschist
  11. whiteschists

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