"cell up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: cells up [present, singular, third-person], celling up [participle, present], celled up [participle, past], celled up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cell up (third-person singular simple present cells up, present participle celling up, simple past and past participle celled up)
  1. (slang, intransitive or transitive, prison) To share a cell with someone. Tags: intransitive, slang, transitive

Inflected forms

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