"pen up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: pens up [present, singular, third-person], penning up [participle, present], penned up [participle, past], penned up [past], pent up [archaic, participle, past], pent up [archaic, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=pent up|past2_qual=archaic}} pen up (third-person singular simple present pens up, present participle penning up, simple past and past participle penned up or (archaic) pent up)
  1. To enclose (animals) in a pen.
    Sense id: en-pen_up-en-verb-aBANv1rl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. To enclose as if in a pen.
    Sense id: en-pen_up-en-verb-Qk1l7u9L

Inflected forms

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