window up
B1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To close the car window by making the glass go up.
Literal meaning: To move the window upward — fully transparent.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
To close a car window by raising the glass panel.
"It started raining, so she quickly windowed up before the seats got wet."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Informal American English, less widely accepted than 'roll up the window' or 'wind up the window'. A noun-to-verb conversion heard in casual conversation. Corresponds to the opposite action of 'window down'.
Commonly used with
car vehicle window
Forms
Base
window up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
windows up
he/she/it
Past simple
windowed up
yesterday
Past participle
windowed up
have + pp
-ing form
windowing up
continuous
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