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verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

luff up

luff up · luffs up · luffed up · luffing up

To turn towards the wind so that the sails flapTo turn towards the wind so that the sails flap

Meaning

1 senses

To turn towards the wind so that the sails flap

Forms

luffs up, luffing up, luffed up, luffed up

Base form	luff up · to luff up
3rd person singular	luffs up
Present participle	luffing up
Past simple	luffed up
Past participle	luffed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	luff up
he, she, it	luffs up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

luffed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have luffed up
he, she, it	has luffed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will luff up

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Lessons 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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

luckyA1 lucrativeB2 ludicrousC1 lug luggageB1 lukewarm

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