dup

¹ American  

[duhp] / dʌp /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

dupped, dupping

1. to open.

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dup. ² American  

abbreviation

1. duplicate.

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dup British  

/ dʌp /

verb

1. archaic (tr) to open

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Etymology

Origin of dup

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

Example Sentences

The DUP criticised the DfE after its top official was unable to provide details of the scheme when taking questions from MLAs at Stormont on Tuesday.

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But one DUP assembly member, who branded the problem a "pothole pandemic", said more must be done and a roads expert has said closer to a billion is needed to solve the issue.

From BBC

Speaking in the assembly, DUP assembly member Jonathan Buckley said the minister had "offered no clear answers".

From BBC

The chair of the infrastructure committee at Stormont, DUP MLA Peter Martin, told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster there had been a "lack of focus" on potholes in the last number of years.

From BBC

But her even-handed onslaught did not survive contact with the DUP MP for East Londonderry Gregory Campbell.

From BBC