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FORT UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fort up mean?
• FORT UP (verb)
The verb FORT UP has 1 sense:
1. gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
Familiarity information: FORT UP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
fort; fort up
Hypernyms (to "fort up" is one way to...):
assemble; foregather; forgather; gather; meet (collect in one place)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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