Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To apply or install ink in preparation for printing.

  2. (transitive)To apply tattoos or be tattooed.

  3. (obsolete, transitive)To apply ink to a roller in preparation for printing or to coat a roller with a preservative when not in use.

Forms

inks up, inking up, inked up, inked up
Base formink up · to ink up
3rd person singularinks up
Present participleinking up
Past simpleinked up
Past participleinked up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyink up
he, she, itinks up

Past simpleLesson

all personsinked up

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ink up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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