barbecue up
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To cook food on a barbecue, usually for a lot of people.
Literal meaning: Transparent — to cook (something) up on a barbecue.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To cook a quantity of food on a barbecue, typically for a social gathering.
"We're going to barbecue up some ribs and corn for the Fourth of July party."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 informal
To prepare and get food ready for barbecuing.
"He barbecued up enough chicken wings to feed the whole neighbourhood."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Chiefly informal American English. The particle 'up' adds a sense of completion or readiness. More emphatic than simply 'barbecue'. Mostly used in casual speech.
Commonly used with
burgers ribs chicken steaks sausages hot dogs
Forms
Base
barbecue up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
barbecues up
he/she/it
Past simple
barbecued up
yesterday
Past participle
barbecued up
have + pp
-ing form
barbecuing up
continuous
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