Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.41 in modern English

Syllables
black- up
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become or make (something) black or darker.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To put on or wear blackface makeup.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To make something (e.g. a film, cast, story line, etc.) more racially black in character; blackenize.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

blacks up (present, singular) blacking up (participle, present) blacked up (participle, past) blacked up (past)

Questions

What does black up mean?
To become or make (something) black or darker.

How to pronounce black up

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