whore up
To force or influence to be sexually promiscuous or to look like a prostituteTo force or influence (someone) to be sexually promiscuous or to look like a prostitute.
Meaning
5 senses(broadly, figuratively, transitive)To offer or be willing to change (something) to make it popular in a way that constitutes selling out.
He's whoring up the movie in response to notes from the studio.
(transitive)To pimp (someone).
(intransitive)To work as a prostitute; to hire a prostitute.
More meanings 2
(transitive)To force or influence (someone) to be sexually promiscuous or to look like a prostitute.
(intransitive)To make oneself look sexually promiscuous or similar to a prostitute.
Forms
whores up, whoring up, whored up, whored upirregular
| Base form | whore up · to whore up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | whores up |
| Present participle | whoring up |
| Past simple | whored up |
| Past participle | whored up |
Tenses
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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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.