dup

[ duhp ]
/ dʌp /

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

duomo, duopoly, duopsony, duotone, duotype, dup, dup., duparc, dupatta, dupe, dupery
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British Dictionary definitions for dupped

dup
/ (dʌp) /

verb dups, dupping or dupped

(tr) archaic, or dialect to open

Word Origin for dup

C16: contraction of do 1 + up
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