Meaning

1 senses

  1. To increase the size of a cartridge's chamber and calibre.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I'm paralyzed from the neck up.

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  2. Platonic love is love from the neck up.

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  3. Ziri felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.

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Forms

necks up, necking up, necked up, necked up
Base formneck up · to neck up
3rd person singularnecks up
Present participlenecking up
Past simplenecked up
Past participlenecked up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyneck up
he, she, itnecks up

Past simpleLesson

all personsnecked up

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill neck up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Word family

2 related words
Relatedneck downfireform

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
necessitatenecessityB2neckA1necklaceB1necklinenecktie
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