Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brass up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: brass up
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pay a debt or hand over money.

Slang

verb

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""What did he soak him? Five quid?" "Yes, sir." "And Gussie brassed up and was free?""
"The next time I met RSM Simpson was when we were together being 'brassed up' by enemy artillery and mortar […]"
"I went back in and threw a hand-grenade under the bed and then I brassed up the house. They were dead, of course."

Usage

Inflected Forms

brasses up (present, singular) brassing up (participle, present) brassed up (participle, past) brassed up (past)

Questions

What does brass up mean?: To pay a debt or hand over money.

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