dup

[ duhp ]

/ dʌp /

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

to open.

Nearby words

duomo, duopoly, duopsony, duotone, duotype, dup, dup., duparc, dupatta, dupe, dupery

Origin of dup

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

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British Dictionary definitions for dups

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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