dup

¹

[duhp]

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

dupped, dupping 

1. to open.

dup.

²

abbreviation

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

"In recent months I have been really disheartened by the approach of the DUP," he said.

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DUP MP Sammy Wilson, who has expressed scepticism about man-made climate change, occupies one of their spots on the Environmental Audit Committee.

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In Borderland – UK or United Ireland? former DUP MP Ian Paisley and former Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew examine the case for a border poll and what a united Ireland could look like.

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Paisley also says that, unlike the former DUP leader Arlene Foster, he would not leave Northern Ireland if it was no longer part of the UK.

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The DUP said they have been contacted by some council staff who are worried about their safety in parts of the city if they have bilingual writing on their uniforms.

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