Meaning

4 senses
  1. To grow (more) hair.

    (US, intransitive)To grow its longer, thicker winter coat.

  2. (US, intransitive)To grow facial hair, especially after shaving; (rarely) to grow body hair.

  3. (US, transitive)To cause the fur of (an animal) to puff up or stand on end.

  4. (US, transitive)To soil or mess up (an area, etc.) with hair.

Examples

22 sentences
  1. It made my hair stand up.

  2. It's very windy and my hair got messed up.

  3. Mary took a little mirror out of her purse and checked her hair and make-up.

    ruМэри достала из сумочки зеркальце и проверила причёску и макияж. — marafon

    deMaria nahm einen kleinen Spiegel aus ihrer Handtasche und überprüfte ihr Haar und ihr Make-up. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I also prefer it with the hair worn up.

  5. The dog's hair bristled up with anger.

    ruСобака в злости ощерилась. — kobylkin

    deDem Hund sträubte sich vor Wut das Fell. — Yorwba

Forms

hairs up, hairing up, haired up, haired up
Base formhair up · to hair up
3rd person singularhairs up
Present participlehairing up
Past simplehaired up
Past participlehaired up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhair up
he, she, ithairs up

Past simpleLesson

all personshaired up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave haired up
he, she, ithas haired up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hair up

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhaired up

See also

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