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PRONUNCIATION OF COWBOY UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COWBOY UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cowboy up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cowboy up in English.

WHAT DOES COWBOY UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cowboy up in the English dictionary

The definition of cowboy up in the dictionary is to adopt a tough approach or course of action.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COWBOY UP

PRESENT

Present
I cowboy up
you cowboy up
he/she/it cowboys up
we cowboy up
you cowboy up
they cowboy up
Present continuous
I am cowboying up
you are cowboying up
he/she/it is cowboying up
we are cowboying up
you are cowboying up
they are cowboying up
Present perfect
I have cowboyed up
you have cowboyed up
he/she/it has cowboyed up
we have cowboyed up
you have cowboyed up
they have cowboyed up
Present perfect continuous
I have been cowboying up
you have been cowboying up
he/she/it has been cowboying up
we have been cowboying up
you have been cowboying up
they have been cowboying up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cowboyed up
you cowboyed up
he/she/it cowboyed up
we cowboyed up
you cowboyed up
they cowboyed up
Past continuous
I was cowboying up
you were cowboying up
he/she/it was cowboying up
we were cowboying up
you were cowboying up
they were cowboying up
Past perfect
I had cowboyed up
you had cowboyed up
he/she/it had cowboyed up
we had cowboyed up
you had cowboyed up
they had cowboyed up
Past perfect continuous
I had been cowboying up
you had been cowboying up
he/she/it had been cowboying up
we had been cowboying up
you had been cowboying up
they had been cowboying up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cowboy up
you will cowboy up
he/she/it will cowboy up
we will cowboy up
you will cowboy up
they will cowboy up
Future continuous
I will be cowboying up
you will be cowboying up
he/she/it will be cowboying up
we will be cowboying up
you will be cowboying up
they will be cowboying up
Future perfect
I will have cowboyed up
you will have cowboyed up
he/she/it will have cowboyed up
we will have cowboyed up
you will have cowboyed up
they will have cowboyed up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cowboying up
you will have been cowboying up
he/she/it will have been cowboying up
we will have been cowboying up
you will have been cowboying up
they will have been cowboying up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cowboy up
you would cowboy up
he/she/it would cowboy up
we would cowboy up
you would cowboy up
they would cowboy up
Conditional continuous
I would be cowboying up
you would be cowboying up
he/she/it would be cowboying up
we would be cowboying up
you would be cowboying up
they would be cowboying up
Conditional perfect
I would have cowboy up
you would have cowboy up
he/she/it would have cowboy up
we would have cowboy up
you would have cowboy up
they would have cowboy up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cowboying up
you would have been cowboying up
he/she/it would have been cowboying up
we would have been cowboying up
you would have been cowboying up
they would have been cowboying up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cowboy up
we let´s cowboy up
you cowboy up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cowboy up
Past participle
cowboyed up
Present Participle
cowboying up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COWBOY UP

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cowbell
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cowboy
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cowboy hat
cowboy outfit
cowcatcher
Cowdrey
cowed
cowedly
Cowell
cower
coweringly
Cowes
cowfeeder
cowfeteria

WORDS THAT END LIKE COWBOY UP

buy up
cosy up
cry up
dry up
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gussy up
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lay up
marry up
pally up
pay up
play up
pony up
shinny up

Synonyms and antonyms of cowboy up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cowboy up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COWBOY UP

Find out the translation of cowboy up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cowboy up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cowboy up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牛仔达
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vaquero para arriba
570 millions of speakers

English

cowboy up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चरवाहे अप
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

رعاة البقر يصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ковбой до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cowboy -se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাউবয় আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cow-boy en place
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Koboi naik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cowboy- up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カウボーイアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카우보이 최대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kobong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao bồi lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவ்பாய் அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुराखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kovboy yukarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cowboy up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kowboj się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ковбой до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cowboy sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cowboy up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cowboy up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cowboy upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cowboy opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cowboy up

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COWBOY UP»

The term «cowboy up» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COWBOY UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cowboy up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cowboy up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cowboy up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COWBOY UP»

Discover the use of cowboy up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cowboy up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cowboy Up
Jake is the best bull rider in his division, but after he finally takes a bad spill during a competition he has to overcome his fear before he can ride again.
Jake Maddox, 2011
2
Cowboy Up (Mills & Boon Blaze) (Sons of Chance - Book 5)
Never fall in love with a cowboy.
Vicki Lewis Thompson, 2012
3
Cowboy Up
Always unpredictable and a little wild, just like the cowboy himself, these stories will leave you wishing you had a pair of spurs and a ten gallon hat. Get yourself a cowboy today!
Rob Knight, 2005
4
Cowboy Up
What starts as a training camp fling quickly becomes something more, but Andreas' lifelong need for control keeps him from giving his heart to one sexy, gay rodeo cowboy.But there's one thing the cowboy has taught the dressage rider-in love ...
Mary Winter, 2008
5
Cowboy Up
Presents a rhyming look at a cowboy's day at the rodeo.
Larry Dane Brimner, 1999
6
Should've Been a Cowboy & Cowboy Up
SHOULD'VE BEEN A COWBOY Tyler O'Connelli is a busy career girl, and Alex Keller is a cowboy.
Vicki Lewis Thompson, 2013
7
Cowboy Up: Kenny Sailors, The Jump Shot and Wyoming ...
As the dark clouds of World War II were looming on the horizon, an American original named Kenny Sailors was capturing the attention of the country and leading the University of Wyoming basketball program on an astonishing run to the NCAA ...
Ryan Thorburn, 2011
8
Cowboy Up!: Ride the Navajo Rodeo
Photographs, text, and brief poems introduce the excitement and events of the rodeo in Navajo culture.
Nancy Bo Flood, 2013
9
Cowboy Up
When the past comes back to tear the Blaecleah family apart, will his love for Ruben be enough to pull Elijah from the closet, or will he be too scared of losing again to cowboy up? ** A Siren Erotic Romance
Stormy Glenn, 2012
10
Cowboy Up
With photographs that capture the vigorous physicality of this dangerous sport, Cowboy Up puts readers in the middle of the rodeo action.
‎2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COWBOY UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cowboy up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Family gathers at Phillipsburg rodeo for annual tradition
They come from all over Nebraska and Kansas and wear matching red T-shirts that read '”Nebraska – Cowboy Up.” (Courtesy photo). «hays Post, Jul 15»
2
Hondo having launch
... accounts payable to 1,585 kerfelds. Monday night: Mr. Aitch expects the Astros to cowboy up with Dallas in Cleveland — 10 units on Keuchel. «New York Post, Jul 15»
3
Confederate PTSD: Curing the South
... a problem that's a million miles deep to a bumper sticker. You don't cure PTSD by telling the patient to cowboy up, get over it and smile more. «Scholars and Rogues, Jul 15»
4
Cowboy Up, Conservatives - And Happy Fourth
Second Kings, Chapter 6, contains one of my favorite Bible stories. The King of Aram (which was more or less Syria) is waging war against ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
5
Love Among the Fireworks
Other names included “Don't Tread on Me,” “Thug Hunter” and “Cowboy Up.” “Personally, I'd recommend the Diablo,” my host said. “It contains ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Teel leads the bull riding after two nights of Stampede
The Cowboy Up Drill Team wore long-sleeved pink shirts under black vests. Numerous spectators wore pink. But not many cowboys did so. «Cody Enterprise, Jul 15»
7
Cowboy up: Crosby grad competes in rodeo
Cowboy up: Crosby grad competes in rodeo. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font ... «The Baytown Sun, Jul 15»
8
Top 5 Stampede Musts, according to CEO Bill Gray
I would say try to catch the Cowboy Up Challenge the first weekend. The Cowboy Up Challenge runs in the Saddledome the first weekend. «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
9
Cowboy up with Sourdough Slim at Tahoe's Valhalla
The Valhalla Art, Music and Theatre Festival plays host to a slice of the Wild West this week. Sourdough Slim will croon in a vaudeville-style ... «Tahoe Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Rodeo: Clark still knows how to cowboy up
Brendon Clark spent 11 years on the Built Ford Tough Series as one of the top bull riders in the world. Clark retired after the 2013 season, but ... «Hollister Free Lance, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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