"dub up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dubs up [present, singular, third-person], dubbing up [participle, present], dubbed up [participle, past], dubbed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dub up (third-person singular simple present dubs up, present participle dubbing up, simple past and past participle dubbed up)
  1. (transitive, informal) To put someone in prison, or into their individual cell. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: bang up
    Sense id: en-dub_up-en-verb-KBwWuXbm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

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