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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 defenseplay

  Familiarity information: FORT UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FORT UP (verb)


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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