The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BRISTLE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2000.
Get one's back up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BRISTLE | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Get one's back up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mount
- bestride
- rebound
- rebounding
- return
- recover
- rise
- recovered
- stand
- retrieve
- brace
- hackles
Crossword Answer definitions
BRISTLE noun- A stiff or coarse hair.
- The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item.
- To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
- Abound, to have an abundance of something
- (with at) To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.
- To fix a bristle to.
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