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dup
1[ duhp ]
verb (used with object)
, Archaic.
, dupped, dup·ping.
- to open.
dup.
2abbreviation for
- duplicate.
dup
/ dʌp /
verb
- archaic.tr to open
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dup1
C16: contraction of do 1+ up
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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.
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Huddup (hu-dup'), a New England interjection addressed to a horse meaning "Get along."
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