"dup" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dʌp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dup.wav Forms: dups [present, singular, third-person], dupping [participle, present], dupped [participle, past], dupped [past]
Rhymes: -ʌp Etymology: From Middle English don up (“to open”), equivalent to a blend of do + up. Compare don, doff, dout, dub. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm||don up|to open}} Middle English don up (“to open”), {{blend|en|do|up|nocap=9}} blend of do + up Head templates: {{en-verb}} dup (third-person singular simple present dups, present participle dupping, simple past and past participle dupped)
  1. to open (a door, gate etc.) Related terms: lub-dup (english: etymologically unrelated)

Inflected forms

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