"dummy up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dummies up [present, singular, third-person], dummying up [participle, present], dummied up [participle, past], dummied up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dummy up (third-person singular simple present dummies up, present participle dummying up, simple past and past participle dummied up)
  1. To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
    Sense id: en-dummy_up-en-verb-jaUAUDp7
  2. To make a fake version of something; to make a counterfeit.
    Sense id: en-dummy_up-en-verb-tcyY1Qtc
  3. (informal, sometimes imperative) To suddenly stop talking; shut up; to keep a secret; to refuse to talk. Tags: imperative, informal, sometimes
    Sense id: en-dummy_up-en-verb-BgVIuQHE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 20 57 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 16 13 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 18 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 23 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 74

Inflected forms

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        "(informal, sometimes imperative) To suddenly stop talking; shut up; to keep a secret; to refuse to talk."
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