"'fess up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: 'fesses up [present, singular, third-person], 'fessing up [participle, present], 'fessed up [participle, past], 'fessed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} 'fess up (third-person singular simple present 'fesses up, present participle 'fessing up, simple past and past participle 'fessed up)
  1. Alternative form of fess up Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fess up
    Sense id: en-'fess_up-en-verb-BwN~IeT5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

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