Meanings
verbsingle up (third-person singular simple present singles up, present participle singling up, simple past and past participle singled up)
present singular third person singles up · participle present singling up · participle past singled up · past singled up
- governmentTo act alone.
- NavalmaritimeTo remove one loop of a double-loop rope connecting a ship to a pier in preparation for departure.
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APA
single up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20up
MLA
“single up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “single up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20up.
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