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take up the cudgel for

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
take up the cud-gel -for
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a defense for someone or something, on behalf of another person.

Inflected Forms

takes up the cudgel for (present, singular) taking up the cudgel for (participle, present) took up the cudgel for (past) taken up the cudgel for (participle, past) take up the cudgels for (alternative)

Questions

What does take up the cudgel for mean?
To make a defense for someone or something, on behalf of another person.

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