"ton-up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-ton-up.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ton-up (not comparable)
  1. (UK, slang) fond of travelling at high speeds Tags: UK, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-ton-up-en-adj-PSsnd2dq Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17

Noun

Audio: En-au-ton-up.ogg [Australia] Forms: ton-ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ton-up (plural ton-ups)
  1. A speed of 100 miles an hour, especially on a motorbike. Derived forms: ton-up boy
    Sense id: en-ton-up-en-noun-f7f2OeUB

Inflected forms

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