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FORT UP
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
Synonyms:
fort; fort up
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "fort up" is one way to...):
assemble; foregather; forgather; gather; meet (collect in one place)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP