dup

¹

[ duhp ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, dupped, dup·ping.

1. to open.

dup.

²

abbreviation for

1. duplicate.

dup

/ dʌp /

verb

1. archaic.
   tr to open

Word History and Origins

Origin of dup¹

1540–50; contraction of do ¹ + up; doff, don ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of dup¹

C16: contraction of do ¹+ up

Example Sentences

He wriggled round so that he faced forward, reached out gleefully, caught the front fetlocks, and cried "Dup!"

From Project Gutenberg

On est aisment dup par ce qu'on aime—We are easily duped by those we love.

From Project Gutenberg

Huddup (hu-dup'), a New England interjection addressed to a horse meaning "Get along."

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