dup

[ duhp ]

/ dʌp /

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verb (used with object), dupped, dup·ping.Archaic.

to open.

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Origin of dup

1540–50; contraction of do¹ + up; cf. doff, don²

Words nearby dup

duopoly, duopsony, Duo-Tang, duotone, duotype, dup, Duparc, dupatta, dupe, duped, dupery

Other definitions for dup (2 of 2)

dup.

abbreviation

duplicate.

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How to use dup in a sentence

He wriggled round so that he faced forward, reached out gleefully, caught the front fetlocks, and cried "Dup!"
Flying U Ranch|B. M. Bower
On est aisment dup par ce qu'on aime—We are easily duped by those we love.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Huddup (hu-dup'), a New England interjection addressed to a horse meaning "Get along."
Elson Grammar School Literature, Book Four.|William H. Elson

British Dictionary definitions for dup (1 of 2)

dup

/ (dʌp) /

verb dups, dupping or dupped

(tr) archaic, or dialect to open

Word Origin for dup

C16: contraction of do 1 + up

British Dictionary definitions for dup (2 of 2)

D up

verb (adverb)

Australian sport

to set up a defence
to mark an opponent

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