dup

¹ American

[duhp] / dʌp /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

dupped, dupping

to open.

dup. ² American

abbreviation

duplicate.

dup British

/ dʌp /

verb

archaic (tr) to open

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Etymology

Origin of dup

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

Example Sentences

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He said the vote carried by 15 votes to four and "that the only party that voted against it were the DUP".

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The invitation from DUP leader Gavin Robinson comes as the former police officer was confirmed as the sole contender to replace Mike Nesbitt as UUP leader.

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In an email to DUP members Robinson said he wanted to "reflect the desire across grassroots unionism to see unionist representatives and their political parties working together to promote the union".

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The DUP leader added that he has now written to Burrows setting out his party's position and inviting him to meet.

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DUP leader Gavin Robinson said there is clearly a "vulnerability" across social media in relation to the "proliferation of explicit content and engineered content".

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