1 C1 idiomatic slang
To inject an illegal drug intravenously; British underworld slang.
"The officers found evidence that someone had been geezing up in the abandoned building."
inseparable
geeze up
C1 slang inseparable intransitive
British criminal slang meaning to inject an illegal drug intravenously.
In plain English
To inject drugs directly into a vein.
What does "geeze up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
Highly specialised British criminal and drug-culture slang. Extremely rare outside specific subcultures. 'Geeze' or 'geezer' in older British criminal slang referred to a syringe. Learners should recognise rather than use this expression.
Words that pair with "geeze up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
heroin drug needle fix vein
How to conjugate "geeze up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
geeze up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
geezes up
he/she/it
Past simple
geezed up
yesterday
Past participle
geezed up
have + pp
-ing form
geezing up
continuous
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