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
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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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