have up
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 6.22 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In the police courts it is not uncommon to hear that such and such low persons have been "had up" for "cat and kitten sneaking," i.e., stealing quart and pint pots."
- ""He broke a dog's leg with a stone, and there was some talk of having him up for it, but the people were afraid of him, and no one would prosecute.""
- "2007, Saturday October 27, Don't write off religion - it can be the key to a stable family, by Anne Karpf in The Guardian If Richard Dawkins had his way, a fair number of you and, as it happens, me, would be had up for child abuse. According to him, that's what religious indoctrination of children by their parents is."
Usage
- British usage
- Transitive verb