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cell up

C1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To be put in the same prison room as another prisoner.

Literal meaning: To be placed up into a cell — sharing the confined space.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

(prison slang) To be assigned to share a prison cell with another inmate.

"He was celled up with a veteran prisoner who taught him how to survive inside."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

British and Australian prison slang. Rarely encountered outside prison context or crime fiction/documentaries. 'Celled up with' is the typical construction.

Commonly used with

prisoner inmate together overnight

Forms

Base
cell up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cells up
he/she/it
Past simple
celled up
yesterday
Past participle
celled up
have + pp
-ing form
celling up
continuous

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Synonyms

share a cell bunk with be housed with

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