"butch up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: butches up [present, singular, third-person], butching up [participle, present], butched up [participle, past], butched up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} butch up (third-person singular simple present butches up, present participle butching up, simple past and past participle butched up)
  1. (intransitive) To become more butch (masculine). Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-butch_up-en-verb-PayMAF1l 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (transitive) To make more butch (masculine). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-butch_up-en-verb-5Xg14rQo 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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