bell up en · VERB
Meanings
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(UK, slang) To make a phone call.
He belled me up last week.
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(intransitive, of a plume of smoke, usually) To form the shape of a bell.
The smoke belled up toward the horizon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| belling up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| belled up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| belled up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bells up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |