"rark up" meaning in English

See rark up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: rark ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rark up (plural rark ups)
  1. (New Zealand, slang) A telling off. Tags: New-Zealand, slang
    Sense id: en-rark_up-en-noun-wCZUHyRG Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 19 19 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 26 22 19 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 22 18 18 17
  2. (New Zealand, slang) A provocation. Tags: New-Zealand, slang
    Sense id: en-rark_up-en-noun-9O1W3hK5 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 19 19 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 26 22 19 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 22 18 18 17

Verb

Forms: rarks up [present, singular, third-person], rarking up [participle, present], rarked up [participle, past], rarked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rark up (third-person singular simple present rarks up, present participle rarking up, simple past and past participle rarked up)
  1. (New Zealand, slang, transitive) To tell (someone) off. Tags: New-Zealand, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-rark_up-en-verb-5Hr~hbn0 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 19 19 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 26 22 19 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 22 18 18 17
  2. (New Zealand, slang, transitive) To provoke or hurry (someone) into doing something. Tags: New-Zealand, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-rark_up-en-verb-sjLZATMb Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 19 19 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 26 22 19 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 22 18 18 17
  3. (New Zealand, slang, transitive) To make (someone) angry or annoyed. Tags: New-Zealand, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-rark_up-en-verb-GaqQrpft Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 19 19 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 26 22 19 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 22 18 18 17

Inflected forms

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