Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pen up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
pen up
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To enclose (animals) in a pen.

Transitive verb

verb

To enclose as if in a pen.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

pens up (present, singular) penning up (participle, present) penned up (participle, past) penned up (past) pent up (archaic, participle) pent up (archaic, past)

Synonyms

fold

Questions

What does pen up mean?
To enclose (animals) in a pen.

How to pronounce pen up

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