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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

harden up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (UK) To tighten up a sailboat's sheets in order to prevent luffing.
  2. (informal, transitive) To become or make (something, someone) hard, either literally or figuratively.

Forms

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hardened up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hardened up Tense=Past lexicographic
hardens up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
hardening up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic