"brass up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: brasses up [present, singular, third-person], brassing up [participle, present], brassed up [participle, past], brassed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} brass up (third-person singular simple present brasses up, present participle brassing up, simple past and past participle brassed up)
  1. (slang) To pay a debt or hand over money. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-brass_up-en-verb--ThvRikF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 78 22
  2. (military, slang, transitive) To shell. Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-brass_up-en-verb-b6D7x2Pp Topics: government, military, politics, war

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