goose up in English

Forms: gooses up [present, singular, third-person], goosing up [participle, present], goosed up [participle, past], goosed up [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} goose up (third-person singular simple present gooses up, present participle goosing up, simple past and past participle goosed up)

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "To boost or increase something's power (especially an engine)."
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"goose up" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms