ding up

verb

To dent, bend, or injure.

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Meanings

verbding up (third-person singular simple present dings up, present participle dinging up, simple past and past participle dinged up)

present singular third person dings up · participle present dinging up · participle past dinged up · past dinged up

  1. slangtransitiveTo dent, bend, or injure.

    A horse threw me last night and I dinged up my goddamn ribs

    1983, The Right Stuff, 00:14:25

Translations

Russian помя́ть
  • помя́ть (pomjátʹ)to dent or injure
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APA

ding up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding%20up

MLA

“ding up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ding up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding%20up.

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