dup
[ duhp ]
verb (used with object),dupped, dup·ping.Archaic.
to open.
Origin of dup
1Other definitions for dup. (2 of 2)
dup.
abbreviation
duplicate.
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How to use dup in a sentence
Masses of vapor loom' d up in the horizon, and a dark shadow settled on the woods and fields.
Complete Prose Works | Walt WhitmanThere was young Doctor Spink—and he was a real M. D.—up the street, ready and eager to snap up stray patients.
A Change of Air | Anthony HopeThere were also two thousand watchmen receiving from 8½d. up to 2s.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for dup (1 of 2)
dup
/ (dʌp) /
verbdups, dupping or dupped
(tr) archaic, or dialect to open
Origin of dup
1C16: contraction of do 1 + up
British Dictionary definitions for D up (2 of 2)
D up
verb(adverb)
Australian sport
to set up a defence
to mark an opponent
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