black up
black up · blacks up · blacked up · blacking up
To become or make black or darkerTo become or make (something) black or darker.
» Tom drives a black pick-up truck.
Том водит черный пикап.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive, literally, transitive)To become or make (something) black or darker.
(intransitive, transitive)To put on or wear blackface makeup.
(transitive)To make something (e.g. a film, cast, story line, etc.) more racially black in character; blackenize.
Examples
5 sentencesTom drives a black pick-up truck.
ruТом водит черный пикап. — sharptoothed
A black SUV pulled up in front of the hotel.
The black cat curled up on the windowsill.
A shady black car pulled up next to Robert.
Someone in a black mask came up behind Rima and snatched her purse.
Forms
blacks up, blacking up, blacked up, blacked up| Base form | black up · to black up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | blacks up |
| Present participle | blacking up |
| Past simple | blacked up |
| Past participle | blacked up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb