Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fort up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
fort up
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fortify (a place); to convert into a fort.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

forts up (present, singular) forting up (participle, present) forted up (participle, past) forted up (past)

Synonyms

Questions

What does fort up mean?
To fortify (a place); to convert into a fort.

How to pronounce fort up

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