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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

butch up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To become more butch (masculine).
  2. (transitive) To make more butch (masculine).
    • 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure If I had hormones to lower my voice & butch up my face with a few whiskers, I don't believe I would suffer the anxiety of passing.

Forms

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butches up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
butched up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
butched up Tense=Past lexicographic
butching up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic