"take up the cudgel for" meaning in All languages combined

See take up the cudgel for on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: takes up the cudgel for [present, singular, third-person], taking up the cudgel for [participle, present], took up the cudgel for [past], taken up the cudgel for [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> up the cudgel for|head=take up the cudgel for}} take up the cudgel for (third-person singular simple present takes up the cudgel for, present participle taking up the cudgel for, simple past took up the cudgel for, past participle taken up the cudgel for)
  1. (idiomatic) To make a defense for someone or something, on behalf of another person. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: take up the cudgels for
    Sense id: en-take_up_the_cudgel_for-en-verb-VQvvs3HN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
     
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    },
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      "form": "taking up the cudgel for",
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    {
      "form": "took up the cudgel for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "taken up the cudgel for",
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make a defense for someone or something, on behalf of another person."
      ],
      "id": "en-take_up_the_cudgel_for-en-verb-VQvvs3HN",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To make a defense for someone or something, on behalf of another person."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "take up the cudgels for"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take up the cudgel for"
}

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      "form": "takes up the cudgel for",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking up the cudgel for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took up the cudgel for",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken up the cudgel for",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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  ],
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    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make a defense for someone or something, on behalf of another person."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To make a defense for someone or something, on behalf of another person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "take up the cudgels for"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take up the cudgel for"
}

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