bull up

verb

To throw darts, aiming at a bullseye, to determine who goes first in a match.

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Meanings

verbbull up (third-person singular simple present bulls up, present participle bulling up, simple past and past participle bulled up)

present singular third person bulls up · participle present bulling up · participle past bulled up · past bulled up

  1. dartsTo throw darts, aiming at a bullseye, to determine who goes first in a match.
  2. UKslanggovernmentTo polish (boots) thoroughly; by extension, to prepare other military kit, e.g. firearms or uniforms; to clean or organize more generally.
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APA

bull up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull%20up

MLA

“bull up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bull up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bull%20up.

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