"star up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stars up [present, singular, third-person], starring up [participle, present], starred up [participle, past], starred up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} star up (third-person singular simple present stars up, present participle starring up, simple past and past participle starred up)
  1. (UK, transitive) To transfer (an incarcerated juvenile offender) to an adult prison earlier than the usual age of 18 or 21. Tags: UK, transitive

Inflected forms

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