"duff up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: duffs up [present, singular, third-person], duffing up [participle, present], duffed up [participle, past], duffed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} duff up (third-person singular simple present duffs up, present participle duffing up, simple past and past participle duffed up)
  1. (UK, transitive, slang) To beat up, to give a beating to. Tags: UK, slang, transitive

Inflected forms

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