"bull up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bulls up [present, singular, third-person], bulling up [participle, present], bulled up [participle, past], bulled up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bull up (third-person singular simple present bulls up, present participle bulling up, simple past and past participle bulled up)
  1. (darts) To throw darts, aiming at a bullseye, to determine who goes first in a match. Categories (topical): Darts
    Sense id: en-bull_up-en-verb-DBS3I2XT 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: 70 30 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Topics: darts, games
  2. (UK, slang, military) To polish (boots) thoroughly; by extension, to prepare other military kit, e.g. firearms or uniforms; to clean or organize more generally. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-bull_up-en-verb-xo6F1Nsk Categories (other): British English Topics: government, military, politics, war
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