"tool up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tools up [present, singular, third-person], tooling up [participle, present], tooled up [participle, past], tooled up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tool up (third-person singular simple present tools up, present participle tooling up, simple past and past participle tooled up)
  1. (informal, transitive) To furnish with equipment. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-tool_up-en-verb-MOuaReXa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 57 43
  2. (informal, intransitive) To arm oneself with a weapon, especially a gun. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-tool_up-en-verb-Vk1GY0sQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tool up meaning in English (2.0kB)

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