suds up
B2 informal inseparable both
In simple words
Add soap to water and make lots of bubbles, ready for washing.
Literal meaning: To suds (produce suds/bubbles) up — creating the foamy suds that come from soap and water.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To create a soapy foam or lather, especially before or during washing.
"He sudded up the sponge and started scrubbing the car."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Chiefly American informal. Used for washing dishes, cars, or the body. Can be reflexive ('suds up' before shampooing). Less formal than 'create a lather'. Often evokes images of washing cars or doing dishes.
Commonly used with
sponge dishes car hair hands bucket
Forms
Base
suds up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sudses up
he/she/it
Past simple
sudsed up
yesterday
Past participle
sudsed up
have + pp
-ing form
sudsing up
continuous
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